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desheredado

disinherited

adjective des-eh-rreh-DAH-doh Rare
People & Society Family

Also means

dispossessed

Usage Note

Desheredado is the past-participial adjective of desheredar (to disinherit). Literally it describes someone cut out of an inheritance; figuratively los desheredados (as a plural noun) means the dispossessed or the downtrodden — a social class without resources. This social/political use is frequent in literature and journalism.

Examples

"Los desheredados de la sociedad necesitan apoyo."

Natural Translation

The dispossessed of society need support.

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