ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dispossessed

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech verb

Quick meaning: Dispossessed is a verb meaning simple past and past participle of dispossess.

Meaning

simple past and past participle of dispossess.

More Meanings

  1. homeless
  2. impoverished

Example Sentences

Whereupon the soldier dispossessed himself of his burden, and stood looking down upon it in great perplexity.
To any man whom we have deprived or dispossessed of lands, castles, liberties, or rights, without the lawful judgement of his equals, we will at once restore these.

Synonyms for dispossessed

Depending on context, synonyms include unfortunate, homeless, roofless.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include unfortunate, roofless, homeless, poor, destitute, impoverished.

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