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.
- 1996, “After the Smoke is Clear”, in Ironman, performed by Ghostface Killah:
  Underprivileged, grew up in a Stapleton house village / Where blood flood the water in streets like oil spillage

Translations

deprived of opportunities and advantages

Danish: underprivilegeret
Finnish: vähäosainen (fi)
French: défavorisé (fr) m
German: unterprivilegiert (de), benachteiligt (de)
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)
German: Unterprivilegierter m, Unterprivilegierte f, Benachteiligter m, Benachteiligte f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: de underprivilegerte

Nynorsk: dei underprivilegerte
Spanish: desamparado (es) m, desfavorecido (es) m

Further reading

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

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