underclass
pronunciation
How to pronounce underclass in British English:
UK [ˈʌndəklɑ:s]
How to pronounce underclass in American English:
US [ˈʌndərklæs]
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- Adjective:
- belonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratum
Word Origin
- underclass (n.)
- "subordinate social class," 1894, from under (adj.) + class (n.). A loan-translation of Swedish underklass.
Example
- 1. Ethnic koreans and an underclass known as burakumin are stigmatized .
- 2. The police may have restored a modicum of order to the city , but the riots brought to the fore a small segment of society usually in the shadows : a troubled underclass wracked by bubbling discontent and growing lawlessness .
- 3. The us underclass is bulging .
- 4. The underclass is the unspoken but ever-present shadow of our modern lifestyle .
- 5. England 's violence merely highlighted the existence of a large , heedless urban underclass .