How to Pronounce "dispossess"
word
ˌdɪspəˈzɛs
dis-puh-ZESS
dˌɪspəzˈɛs
dis-puh-ZESS
Definition
To take property, land, or rights away from someone, usually by legal or forceful means. It means making someone lose ownership of something.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˌdɪspəˈzɛs
British English
dˌɪspəzˈɛs
Simplified Pronunciation
US
dis-puh-ZESS
UK
dis-puh-ZESS
Listen in Context
He felt dispossessed after losing his business to debts.
The company tried to dispossess the farmers of their land.
War can dispossess many people of their homes.
They fear the new law will dispossess them.