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# 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underprivileged/#m1)

### 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underprivileged/#x1)
- Our school collects toys for underprivileged families. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underprivileged/#x2)
- She grew up in an underprivileged area. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underprivileged/#x3)
- Every child, privileged or underprivileged, deserves a good school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underprivileged/#x4)
- The club offers free sports for underprivileged kids. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underprivileged/#x5)
- The money helps the underprivileged in our city. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underprivileged/#x6)

### 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.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/euphemisms/18-pets-and-money/21/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «underprivileged» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/U/underprivileged/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.