UNDERPRIVILEGED


Meaning of UNDERPRIVILEGED in English

/ ˌʌndəˈprɪvəlɪdʒd; NAmE -dərˈp-/ adjective

1.

[ usually before noun ] having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society

SYN disadvantaged :

underprivileged sections of the community

educationally / socially underprivileged groups

—compare privileged

2.

the underprivileged noun [ pl. ] people who are underprivileged

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.