UNDERPRIVILEGED

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society

Classified under:

Similar:

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)

Also:

unfortunate (not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune)

poor (having little money or few possessions)

Antonym:

privileged (blessed with privileges)