underprivileged

English

Etymology

under- +‎ privileged

Adjective

underprivileged (comparative more underprivileged, superlative most underprivileged)

Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others, usually through no fault of one's own.

Translations

deprived of opportunities and advantages

Finnish: vähäosainen (fi)
French: défavorisé (fr) m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: underprivilegert

Nynorsk: underprivilegert

See also

disenfranchised

Noun

underprivileged (plural underprivileged)

A deprived person; deprived people (normally used as a plural).

Translations

deprived people

Finnish: vähäosainen (fi)
Norwegian:
Bokmål: de underprivilegerte

Nynorsk: dei underprivilegerte

Further reading

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

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