Vocabulary
Deprived
English and Urdu gloss, synonyms and antonyms, and example usage from our editorial sentence cache where available.
English meaning
suffering a severe and damaging lack of basic material and cultural benefits.
Urdu meaning
محروم کرنا، معزول، برطرفی
Example sentences (from Dawn)
Sentences are selected from stored editorial text where your search word appears. If none appear yet, run the admin sentence generator for fuller coverage.
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The electoral defeat of Viktor Orbán in Hungary deprived Israel of its closest European friend.
Dawn Editorials —
The fallout
— 2026-04-20
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Last May, 427 died at sea in two shipwrecks off the Myanmar coast.For years, the Myanmar authorities have resorted to violence against the Rohingya and deprived them of citizenship, rendering a whole community stateless.
Dawn Editorials —
Escaping pain
— 2026-04-16
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In these most vulnerable districts, people are deprived of easy access to roads, transport facilities and even phones.
Dawn Editorials —
Poverty and privilege
— 2026-02-25
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Deprived of basic economic and democratic rights people there are becoming increasingly alienated from the state.
Dawn Editorials —
Poverty and privilege
— 2026-02-25
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While high prices affect all segments of society, low-income groups are hit the hardest by Ramazan-related inflation, as they are deprived of a decent iftar spread.
Dawn Editorials —
Ramazan relief
— 2026-02-18
Synonyms
disadvantaged, underprivileged, poverty-stricken, impoverished, poor, destitute, needy
Antonyms
fortunate, wealthy
Curator example
“the charity cares for destitute and deprived children”
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