Dispossession
noun
The action of taking away someone's property or rights.
The dispossession of native lands by the colonizers was a great injustice.
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Formal
Historical
noun
The feeling of being without something or deprived of something important to you.
The death of her pet led to a sense of dispossession.
noun
The legal process of removing someone from their property.
The family faced dispossession from their home due to unpaid debts.
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Formal
noun
The action of taking away someone's property or rights.
The dispossession of native lands by the colonizers was a great injustice.
Usage tips
Formal
Historical
noun
The feeling of being without something or deprived of something important to you.
The death of her pet led to a sense of dispossession.
noun
The legal process of removing someone from their property.
The family faced dispossession from their home due to unpaid debts.
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Formal
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Injustice
Used to describe unfair historical events where people lost property or rights.
Historians document the dispossession of indigenous tribes during colonization.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Implies a negative action against someone, often against their will.
Activists rallied against the dispossession of farmers by the government.
Pro Tip 3/3Involuntary Loss
Focuses on taking something important without consent.
The law protected citizens from the dispossession of their personal belongings during searches.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Injustice
Used to describe unfair historical events where people lost property or rights.
Historians document the dispossession of indigenous tribes during colonization.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Implies a negative action against someone, often against their will.
Activists rallied against the dispossession of farmers by the government.
Pro Tip 3/3Involuntary Loss
Focuses on taking something important without consent.
The law protected citizens from the dispossession of their personal belongings during searches.
Pro Tip 1/3Historical Injustice
Used to describe unfair historical events where people lost property or rights.
Historians document the dispossession of indigenous tribes during colonization.
Pro Tip 2/3Negative Connotation
Implies a negative action against someone, often against their will.
Activists rallied against the dispossession of farmers by the government.
Pro Tip 3/3Involuntary Loss
Focuses on taking something important without consent.
The law protected citizens from the dispossession of their personal belongings during searches.
Compare with
deprivationdisplaceejectionevictionexpropriateexpulsionforfeitureousterremoval
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LaToya Ruby Frazier: A...
with my cameras to document this aggressive dispossession. In flight, my observation reveals thousands of plastic white bundles owned by a conservation industry that claims it's eco-friendly
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Amy Toensing: The...
It's a litany of dispossession. Maybe my job here as a story teller wasn't to just document a disappearing culture, in this modern world. Maybe it was to look at this living, breathing,
Video examples
LaToya Ruby Frazier: A...
with my cameras to document this aggressive dispossession. In flight, my observation reveals thousands of plastic white bundles owned by a conservation industry that claims it's eco-friendly
Video examples
Amy Toensing: The...
It's a litany of dispossession. Maybe my job here as a story teller wasn't to just document a disappearing culture, in this modern world. Maybe it was to look at this living, breathing,
Example 1 of 2
Quote examples
G. Willow Wilson
American Writer
Lost' seems to be the inverse of 'Air': It explores dispossession and identity by forcing a bunch of people into one invented landscape instead of using many invented landscapes to keep people apart.
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Charles Krauthammer
American Journalist
Every civilization is founded on sins - every single one. Dispossession, violence, appropriation. What distinguishes civilizations are the ones who rise above it.
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G. Willow Wilson
American Writer
Lost' seems to be the inverse of 'Air': It explores dispossession and identity by forcing a bunch of people into one invented landscape instead of using many invented landscapes to keep people apart.
Quote examples
Charles Krauthammer
American Journalist
Every civilization is founded on sins - every single one. Dispossession, violence, appropriation. What distinguishes civilizations are the ones who rise above it.
Example 1 of 2
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