| ADJECTIVE | all | underprivileged | lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society |
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| Meaning | lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society. | |
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| Narrower | deprived, disadvantaged | marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences |
| underclass | belonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratum | |
| See also | poor | Having little money or few possessions |
| unfortunate | not favored by fortune | |
| Opposite | privileged | Blessed with privileges |
| Spanish | desfavorecido, marginado | |
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