underprivileged
pronunciation
How to pronounce underprivileged in British English:
UK [ˌʌndəˈprɪvəlɪdʒd]
How to pronounce underprivileged in American English:
US [ˌʌndərˈprɪvəlɪdʒd]
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- Adjective:
- lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society
Word Origin
- underprivileged (adj.)
- 1896, from under + past participle of privilege (v.). Noun use (short for underprivileged persons) is attested from 1935.
Example
- 1. But india 's plan is more sweeping : it reserves a quarter of admissions for underprivileged kids .
- 2. It left about 250000 dead and the country 's infrastructure in ruins . Liberian girls are in a particularly underprivileged position .
- 3. But find a smart but underprivileged teenager who would benefit from a week 's placement in your chairman 's office and ask him to take the kid in return .
- 4. And once the child is older than one , being in formal child care may actually be good for it , particularly if it comes from an underprivileged background .
- 5. That 's when the school first adopted a similar quota for underprivileged kids under a local delhi law , increasing it to 25 % this year , when the federal right to education act took effect .