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underprivilege

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A lack of opportunities or advantages enjoyed by others.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • 2021, 23 June, The Daily Telegraph (p. 19): David Goodhart, Has wokeism crushed the working class? Not that our poorest white groups would claim to feel any such privilege. Indeed, the simple fact of their underprivilege and how bad they are doing is being ignored by the national conversation [...]

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From under- + privilege.