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adj
Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others, usually through no fault of one's own.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A deprived person; deprived people (normally used as a plural).
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adjective
lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Antonyms: privileged
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1én Proto-Indo-European *h1entér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhí Proto-Indo-European *-ér Proto-Indo-European *(H)n̥dhér Proto-Germanic *under Proto-West Germanic *undar Old English under- Middle English under- English under- English privileged English underprivileged From under- + privileged.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.
