disenfranchised

[dis-en-fran-chahyzd] / ˌdɪs ɛnˈfræn tʃaɪzd /

ADJECTIVE

powerless

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defenseless helpless impotent incapable ineffective ineffectual inert paralyzed passive vulnerable weak

WEAK

blank chicken debilitated dependent epicene etiolated feeble frail gutless incapacitated infirm out of gas prostrate subject supine tied unarmed unfit wimp wishy-washy

Antonyms

STRONGEST

able active capable competent effective lively strong

WEAK

dominant potent powerful

Example Sentences

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"And those ones are immigrants and the disenfranchised, essentially."

From BBC

And lots of other audiences who feel disenfranchised would like to be reassured that their virtues are just that.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shortly after the court announcement, Crockett took to the stage at her election party and said that voters in her city of Dallas were being disenfranchised.

From BBC

In our alleged golden age of TV, comedy has been Cordelia, the disenfranchised child of a grim medium.

From The Wall Street Journal

Now, she wants people, "especially young women", to know that when you feel "disenfranchised and powerless, there is real power in learning how to ask questions".

From BBC

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