grammar · academic
be deprived of + noun
To have something important taken away or to be lacking something essential.
Examples
“Many children were deprived of education during the conflict.”
“The poorest communities were deprived of basic healthcare.”
“She was deprived of her inheritance unfairly.”
Band 8 sentence
“Communities in remote areas were systematically deprived of essential healthcare, which exacerbated long-term health inequalities.”
Collocations
- deprived of basic rights
- deprived of access to
Common mistakes
They were deprived from their rights.→They were deprived of their rights.
The students deprived basic facilities.→The students were deprived of basic facilities.
Say it for a higher band
5lose→6be without→7+be deprived of
Synonyms
be stripped of
Easily confused
deprive vs deny
“The government denied that services had been cut.”
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