underprivileged
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4.4
- adjective
- /ˌʌndərˈprɪvɪlɪdʒd/
:
desfavorecido
- Okay, so Drew and Hannah run our family's charity and do super important stuff, like helping the elderly and underprivileged kids.
- economically underprivileged
- underprivileged and disadvantaged
- underprivileged children
And most of these girls were from underprivileged homes.
- And most of these girls were from underprivileged homes.
- And so he builds schools for the underprivileged kids.
- However, we must never forget that there are underprivileged people still in our society.
- Underpaid, under trained, underprivileged, not respected.
- It's just not assumed because you're black that you want to go work in an underprivileged hospital.
- You know, like we come from a certain place in the world, which we would call kind of underprivileged.
Examples
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Dental care for children is greatly restricted for the uninsured and underprivileged.
Academic text (2002) -
I want to work with the underprivileged.
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And most of these girls were from underprivileged homes.
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However, we must never forget that there are underprivileged people still in our society.
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Shop with a Cop is an organization dedicated to helping underprivileged kids and families in need.
Blog text (8) -
Because I believe in giving back to the underprivileged.
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It's an experimental program to show underprivileged kids a better way of life.
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As is true in the rest of the nation, community colleges in Oklahoma serve an underprivileged population.
Academic text (2009) -
I had just spent the last five days in Chicago working at an inner-city daycare for underprivileged children.
Fiction book (2001) -
Many organizations fund scholarships for underprivileged students to help them succeed in college.
Synonyms
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6.2
People or places that have very little money and few things they need
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3.7
People who do not have enough money, support, or chances to do well
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4.7
Someone treated as less important and given fewer rights or benefits
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8.7
Very poor and without enough money for basic needs
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3.9
Not having basic things like enough food, a safe home, or clean water
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6.6
People who are treated badly by those with power
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4.8
Not getting enough help with health or school
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4.9
From the lowest social or economic group and seen as having low status
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3.5
People who have little money, little education, or low social status
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4.2
Not having the same advantages or access to services as other people
Not having extra rights or advantages compared to others
People who lack the right to vote and have little power in society
Antonyms
How Privileged
Surface Forms
Morphology
underprivileged = privileged (transparent) = under + privilege + ed
The adjective is formed by prefixing 'under-' to 'privileged', yielding the clear sense 'less privileged' or 'disadvantaged'.
Etymology
The word underprivileged combines under- meaning 'below' and privilege meaning 'a special right or advantage'. So it pictures people who are 'below' others in rights or chances, which is why it means 'lacking advantages' or 'disadvantaged'.