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underprivileged
[ uhn-der-priv-uh-lijd, -priv-lijd ]
adjective
- denied the enjoyment of the normal privileges or rights of a society because of low economic and social status.
Synonyms: ,
underprivileged
/ ˌʌԻəˈɪɪɪ /
adjective
- lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society; deprived
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of underprivileged1
Example Sentences
And she feels the city is placing a disproportionate amount of effort into its environmental goals, at the expense of improving conditions in underprivileged areas.
They threaten services that benefit the underprivileged and vulnerable.
It’s also worth remembering that in Western countries, we too are waging a drug war against our poor and underprivileged.
Soon after, Henley formed Developing Options, a nonprofit involved in gang intervention that also provided underprivileged children a safe outlet in sports.
She also founded the Roberta Flack School of Music at the Hyde Leadership Charter School in the Bronx to provide a free music education program to underprivileged students.
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