01 adj. marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental or social influences; as, a childhood that was unhap…
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marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental or social influences; as, a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity; boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law.
Syn.
disadvantaged.