underprivileged

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

Further reading

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