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Underprivileged

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Lacking opportunities or advantages enjoyed by other members of one's community; deprived.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

adj. Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of other members of one's community.

n. A deprived person; deprived people.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society

Word Usage

"To say someone is underprivileged suggests that there are privileges to which everyone is entitled, and I think you can see the term underprivileged gradually leading to the sense of entitlement that we have today."

Equivalent

underclass disadvantaged deprived

Cross Reference

disenfranchised

Same Context

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