- 1[usually before noun] having less money and fewer opportunities than most people in society synonym disadvantaged underprivileged sections of the community educationally/socially underprivileged groups compare privileged
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- 2the underprivileged noun [plural] people who are underprivileged
underprivileged
adjectiveNAmE//ˌʌndərˈprɪvəlɪdʒd//, NAmE//ˌʌndərˈprɪvlɪdʒd//
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