underprivileged

English

Etymology

under- +‎ privileged

Adjective

underprivileged (comparative more underprivileged, superlative most underprivileged)

1. 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

deprived of opportunities and advantages

• Danish: underprivilegeret
• Finnish: vähäosainen (fi)
• French: défavorisé (fr) m
• German: unterprivilegiert (de), benachteiligt (de)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: underprivilegert

  Nynorsk: underprivilegert

See also

• disenfranchised

Noun

underprivileged (plural underprivileged)

1. A deprived person; deprived people (normally used as a plural).

Translations

deprived people

• Finnish: vähäosainen (fi)
• German: Unterprivilegierter m, Unterprivilegierte f, Benachteiligter m, Benachteiligte f
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: de underprivilegerte

  Nynorsk: dei underprivilegerte

• Spanish: desamparado (es) m, desfavorecido (es) m

Further reading

• "underprivileged" in Raymond Williams, Keywords (revised), 1983, Fontana Press, page 324.