underprivileged

adjective

/ˌʌn.dəˈprɪv.ɪ.lɪdʒd/

/-dɚ-/

Definition

› without the money, possessions, education, opportunities, etc. that the average person has: Children from an underprivileged family background are statistically more likely to become involved in crime.Poverty and poor

(Definition of underprivileged adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

to express disagreement or refuse to do something

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