forbidden word: underprivileged
underprivileged
underprivileged, adjective
denied the enjoyment of the normal privileges or rights of a society because of low economic and social status.
Synonyms: deprived, disadvantaged
Word History and Origins
Origin of underprivileged1
First recorded in 1920–25; under- + privileged
Related Words
from — Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words. (2025d). In Dictionary.com.
~ ~ ~
example sentences: underprivileged
“There’s a lot of underprivileged children and a lot of poverty and I honestly believe that rugby has the ability to transform their lives, just as it did for me.”
Read more on BBC
Richard’s family was Orthodox Jewish, from Lithuania, and though the Baltimores in America were not overtly religious, the family communicated a moral code that influenced their son’s concern for the underprivileged.
Read more on Los Angeles Times
“These kids come out of underprivileged, inner-city areas, and I’m just wasting my time if I haven’t put something of substance into their lives.”
Read more on Los Angeles Times
Mr Coyle set up a sporting foundation when he retired from boxing in 2019 and has led a number of initiatives for underprivileged children, including a mobile boxing gym.
Read more on BBC
We later spoke to one man who said he was happy to have left this remote, underprivileged existence.
Read more on BBC
from — Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words. (2025d). In Dictionary.com.
November 4th, 2025
Salem, Massachusetts
This is one of the words/ phrases you can’t say in the new Trump Regime. See a comprehensive list at the Forbidden Words Project.
image: blue chalk © Holly Troy 2023
Discover more from holly troy ~ sacred folly
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Underprivileged / people suffer under the / superpriveleged
LikeLiked by 1 person