Underclass

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The lowest societal stratum, usually composed of the disadvantaged: "Divorced women and their children are becoming a new underclass” ( Barbara Fisher Williamson).
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  • n. the poorest class of people in a given society
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  • n. the social class lowest in the social hierarchy
  • adj. belonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratum
    • Equivalent
    underprivileged   
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    social class    stratum    socio-economic class    class   
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