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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: deprived, disadvantaged
underprivileged
/ ˌʌndəˈprɪvɪlɪdʒd /
adjective
- lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society; deprived
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Word History and Origins
Origin of underprivileged1
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Example Sentences
Louisa also devotes much of her time to feeding underprivileged children in the desolate Kurland Village in South Africa.
I saw personally, firsthand, what drug use and drug abuse is doing to an underprivileged population.
But the first time I remember was at Sussex Camp for Underprivileged Jewish Children.
Collecting donations for the underprivileged chimpanzees of the Congo.
A new report shows underprivileged children who get to eat at school each morning perform better academically and even afterward.
I never met the Baron, but I want the public to know what great work he did for an underprivileged group.
Do you recall that in 1949 you were a leader and counselor to underprivileged children, a children's club group in Columbus, Ohio?
It was exactly as you have described it, a group of underprivileged children.
The rude forefathers are not primarily presented as underprivileged.
There was the day he went upstate on an outing for underprivileged boys and went fishing for the first time.
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