Disfranchised — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

deprive of voting rights

deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɹˈaɪli/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsfɹˈantʃaɪzd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsfɹˈantʃaɪzd/

4 syllables Say it as /dɹˈaɪli/.

Examples

labor was voiceless
disenfrenchised masses took to the streets

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

disenfranchised disfranchise voteless disenfranchise voiceless

Antonyms

enfranchise enfranchised

Parts of Speech

verb	deprive of voting rights
adjective	deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote “labor was voiceless”

Word Forms

disenfranchisement	noun	the act of withdrawing certification or terminating a franchise
disfranchisement	noun	the discontinuation of a franchise; especially the discontinuation of the right to vote
voicelessness	noun	having no voice in the management or control of affairs

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

entrechtet

Stimmrecht entziehen

🇫🇷French

privé du droit de vote

priver du droit de vote

🇪🇸Spanish

privado de derechos

privar de derechos de voto

🇮🇹Italian

privato dei diritti civili

privato del diritto di voto

🇳🇱Dutch

rechteloos

stemrecht ontnemen

🇵🇹Portuguese

privado de direitos

privar do direito de voto

🇷🇺Russian

лишен избирательных прав

лишать права голоса

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मताधिकार से वंचित

मतदान के अधिकार से वंचित

🇧🇩Bengali

ভোটাভুটি

ভোটাধিকার থেকে বঞ্চিত

🇮🇳Tamil

உரிமை பறிக்கப்பட்டது

வாக்குரிமையை பறிக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

హక్కులను కోల్పోయారు

ఓటు హక్కును హరించడం

🇮🇳Marathi

हक्कभंग

मतदानाचा हक्क हिरावून घेणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

મતાધિકારથી વંચિત

મતદાન અધિકારોથી વંચિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಕ್ಕು ವಂಚಿತ

ಮತದಾನದ ಹಕ್ಕನ್ನು ಕಸಿದುಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിസമ്മതിച്ചു

വോട്ടവകാശം നിഷേധിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਤਭੇਦ

ਵੋਟ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰ ਤੋਂ ਵਾਂਝੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

حق رائے دہی سے محروم

ووٹنگ کے حقوق سے محروم

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

被剥夺公民权

剥夺投票权

🇯🇵Japanese

権利を剥奪された

議決権を剥奪する

🇰🇷Korean

선거권을 박탈당한

투표권을 박탈하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bị tước quyền bầu cử

tước quyền bầu cử

🇹🇭Thai

ถูกตัดสิทธิ์

หมดสิทธิในการออกเสียงลงคะแนน

🇮🇩Indonesian

dicabut haknya

menghilangkan hak pilihnya

🇵🇭Filipino

nawalan ng karapatan

pagkaitan ng karapatan sa pagboto

🇲🇾Malay

hilang haknya

melucutkan hak mengundi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

محروم

الحرمان من حقوق التصويت

🇮🇷Persian

محروم شده است

محروم کردن از حق رای

🇹🇷Turkish

haklarından mahrum

oy hakkından mahrum kalmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

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