underprivileged

«underprivileged» in Mova's school dictionary: having less money, fewer chances and fewer good things in… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective; noun (the underprivileged — people)

meaning for a pupil

Underprivileged means having less money, fewer chances and fewer good things in life than most people. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in news, charity and formal school language: «underprivileged children», «underprivileged areas». It tells the reader that people face hardship and need help, and it is a softer word than «poor».

examples

• The charity gives books to underprivileged children. tree →
• Our school collects toys for underprivileged families. tree →
• She grew up in an underprivileged area. tree →
• Every child, privileged or underprivileged, deserves a good school. tree →
• The club offers free sports for underprivileged kids. tree →
• The money helps the underprivileged in our city. tree →

note

Spelling: under + privileged (no «d» before «g»: privileged, not «priviledged»). Opposite: privileged. It is a polite, formal word; avoid labelling a friend with it.

In the corpora

• "Underprivileged" means poor and without the advantages most people have.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «underprivileged» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.