desahuciado

evicted person

noun deh-sah-oo-SYAH-doh Rare

Origin: Past participle of desahuciar, from des- + the old noun ahucio (hope, confidence), ultimately Latin fiducia.

Also means

desperate person

Usage Note

Desahuciado literally means someone who has been evicted from housing or, medically, a patient declared terminally ill with no hope of recovery. The feminine form is desahuciada. In everyday speech it can describe anyone in a completely hopeless situation.

Examples

"El desahuciado perdió su hogar esta mañana."

Natural Translation

The evicted man lost his home this morning.

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