underprivileged

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: depriveddisadvantaged

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

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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.”
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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.
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“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.”
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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.
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We later spoke to one man who said he was happy to have left this remote, underprivileged existence.
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from — Dictionary.com | Meanings & Definitions of English Words. (2025d). In Dictionary.com


November 4th, 2025
Salem, Massachusetts

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