underprivileged
English
editEtymology
editFrom under- + privileged.
Adjective
editunderprivileged (comparative more underprivileged, superlative most underprivileged)
- Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others, usually through no fault of one's own.
- 1996, “After the Smoke is Clear”, in Ironman, performed by Ghostface Killah:
- Underprivileged, grew up in a Stapleton house village / Where blood flood the water in streets like oil spillage
Translations
editdeprived of opportunities and advantages
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See also
editNoun
editunderprivileged (plural underprivileged)
- A deprived person; deprived people (normally used as a plural).
Translations
editdeprived people
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Further reading
edit- "underprivileged" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 324.