underprivileged
adjective
un·der·priv·i·leged
ˌən-dər-ˈpriv-lijd 
-ˈpri-və-
1
: deprived through social or economic condition of some of the fundamental rights of all members of a civilized society
2
: of or relating to underprivileged people
underprivileged areas of the city
Examples of underprivileged in a Sentence
an organization that distributes free books to underprivileged children
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McAfee shouted out underprivileged communities, homeless shelters and LGBTQ communities in referencing all the charity work he’s done.
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Initially focused on feeding frontline workers, the foundation now works to assist underprivileged communities, in part by providing culinary training to children in need.
—Nazanin Lankarani, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The pope also appealed to Catholics to get vaccinated, called on richer countries to share their vaccines with developing nations and offered the Vatican’s Pfizer shots to 1,800 homeless and underprivileged people in Rome.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
The nonprofit provides underprivileged kids with a custom birthday cake free of charge.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Initially focused on feeding frontline workers, the foundation now works to assist underprivileged communities, in part by providing culinary training to children in need.
—Nazanin Lankarani, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
The pope also appealed to Catholics to get vaccinated, called on richer countries to share their vaccines with developing nations and offered the Vatican’s Pfizer shots to 1,800 homeless and underprivileged people in Rome.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 21 Apr. 2025
The nonprofit provides underprivileged kids with a custom birthday cake free of charge.
—Ingrid Vasquez, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Underprivileged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underprivileged. Accessed 28 May. 2025.
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underprivileged
adjective
un·der·priv·i·leged
-ˈpriv-(ə-)lijd
: having fewer privileges than others : poor
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