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underprivileged definition

under·privi·leged (un′dər priv′ə lijd, -priv′lijd)

adjective

deprived of a decent standard of living, adequate education, and economic security through poverty, discrimination, etc.
underprivileged Idioms

the underprivileged

those who are underprivileged

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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