deprived

/dɪˈpraɪvd/ adjective

Definition

› not having enough food, money, and the things that you need to have a normal life: children from deprived backgrounds

(Definition of deprived adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

to do something that spoils someone's plans

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