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- Dictionaryun·der·priv·i·leged/ˌəndərˈprivəlijd/
adjective
- 1. (of a person) not enjoying the same standard of living or rights as the majority of people in a society: "needy and underprivileged members of the community"
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The meaning of UNDERPRIVILEGED is deprived through social or economic condition of some of the fundamental rights of all members of a civilized society. How to use underprivileged in a sentence.
UNDERPRIVILEGED definition: 1. without the money, possessions, education, opportunities, etc. that the average person has: 2…. Learn more.
UNDERPRIVILEGED meaning: 1. without the money, possessions, education, opportunities, etc. that the average person has: 2…. Learn more.
Underprivileged definition: denied the enjoyment of the normal privileges or rights of a society because of low economic and social status.. See examples of UNDERPRIVILEGED used in a sentence.
Someone underprivileged doesn't have the advantages other people have. Underprivileged people usually live in poverty. A privilege is a right or an advantage, and people who are underprivileged lack such rights and advantages.
(ʌndəʳprɪvɪlɪdʒd ) adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] Underprivileged people have less money and fewer possessions and opportunities than other people in their society. ...helping underprivileged children to learn to read. ...the hideous effects of government cuts on underprivileged families.
[usually before noun] having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society synonym disadvantaged. underprivileged sections of the community. educationally/socially underprivileged groups. No one from these educationally underprivileged groups has a chance of getting to university.
UNDERPRIVILEGED meaning: 1 : having less money, education, etc., than the other people in a society having fewer advantages, privileges, and opportunities than most people poor or disadvantaged; 2 : underprivileged people.
UNDERPRIVILEGED meaning: poor and having fewer opportunities than most people: . Learn more.
underprivileged meaning, definition, what is underprivileged: very poor, with worse living conditions,...: Learn more.
