unhoused

English

Etymology

From un- +‎ house +‎ -ed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʌnˈhaʊzd/
• Rhymes: -aʊzd

Verb

unhoused

1. simple past and past participle of unhouse

Adjective

unhoused (not comparable)

1. Driven from one's home.
2. Homeless.
   • 2017, Robert Rosenberger, Callous Objects: Designs against the Homeless‎^[1], U of Minnesota Press, →ISBN:

     This combination of law and design can sometimes be so effective that it renders the entire problem of homelessness—and also the unhoused people themselves—invisible to others.

   • 2022 July 18, Sam Levin, “As police crack down on homelessness, unhoused end up in Mojave desert”, in The Guardian‎^[2]:

     In a remote stretch of southern California desert, at least 200 unhoused people live outside, battling the extremes: blazing hot temperatures in the summer, snow in winter, rugged terrain inaccessible to many vehicles, a constant wind that blankets everything with silt, and no running water for miles.

3. Not located within a housing.

   an unhoused engine

Antonyms

• housed