Meanings
- participlepastsimple past and past participle of dispossess
Whereupon the soldier dispossessed himself of his burden, and stood looking down upon it in great perplexity.
1897, Mark Twain, How to Tell a Story1 more example
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.
1215, Magna Carta
- not comparablehomeless
- not comparableimpoverished
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivephysically or spiritually homeless or deprived of security
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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dispossessed. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dispossessed
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