underprivileged

un der priv i leged |ˌəndərˈpriv (ə )lijd ˈˌəndərˈprɪv (ə )lɪʤd | ▶adjective (of a person ) not enjoying the same standard of living or rights as the majority of people in a society.

underprivileged

under |priv ¦il ¦eged |ʌndəˈprɪvɪlɪdʒd | ▶adjective (of a person ) not enjoying the same standard of living or rights as the majority of people in a society.

underprivileged

underprivileged adjective he spends his summers backpacking with underprivileged children from his hometown: needy, deprived, disadvantaged, poor, destitute, in need, in straitened circumstances, impoverished, poverty-stricken, on the poverty line, indigent, lower-class; formal penurious. ANTONYMS wealthy.

underprivileged

underprivileged adjective the charity arranges holidays for underprivileged children: needy, deprived, in need, in want, in distress, disadvantaged, needful, poor, destitute, in reduced circumstances, in straitened circumstances, impoverished, poverty-stricken, penurious, indigent, as poor as a church mouse, unable to keep the wolf from the door; Brit. on the breadline, without two pennies /brass farthings to rub together; informal on one's uppers, on one's beam-ends; rare pauperized, beggared, necessitous. ANTONYMS privileged, wealthy, well off.

underprivileged

ù nder pr í vileged 形容詞 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗(社会的 経済的に )恵まれない 〘poorの婉曲語 〙; 〖the ～; 名詞的に; 集合的に 〗(経済的に )恵まれない人々 (!複数扱い ) .