adjective

dispossessed

adjective

Having had one's home, land, or property taken away.

"Thousands of dispossessed farmers moved to the cities in search of work."

How to Use Dispossessed

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishLeft without a home or property that was taken away.

Common pairings

dispossessed families newly dispossessed

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Thousands of _____ farmers moved to the cities in search of work.

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