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Definitions for Dispossessed
[1] evicted, as from a dwelling, land, etc.; ousted.
[2] without property, status, etc., as wandering or displaced persons; rootless; disfranchised.
[3] having suffered the loss of expectations, prospects, relationships, etc.; disinherited; disaffiliated; alienated: The modern city dweller may feel spiritually dispossessed.
[4] to put (a person) out of possession, especially of real property; oust.
[5] to banish.
[6] to abandon ownership of (a building), especially as a bad investment: Landlords have dispossessed many old tenement buildings.
[7] (tr) to take away possession of something, esp property; expel
Words related to Dispossessed
evict, oust, appropriate, eject, expropriate, expel
Words nearby Dispossessed
disposed, disposer, disposition, dispositive, dispossess, dispossessed, disposure, dispraise, dispread, disprize, disproof
Origin of Dispossessed
1425–75; dis-1 + possess; replacing Middle English disposseden, equivalent to dis-1 + posseden (< Old French posseder ) < Latin possidēre; see possess
Other words from Dispossessed
dis·pos·ses·sion , noun
dis·pos·ses·sor , noun
dis·pos·ses·so·ry [dis-puh -zes -uh -ree] /ˌdɪs pəˈzɛs ə ri/ , adjective
Synonyms for Dispossessed
evict, appropriate, eject, expel, expropriate, oust, put out, throw into the street