underprivileged

3 definitions • 3 examples

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.

polite phrase for poor people:

The charity raises money for holidays for the underprivileged.

lacking the money and the basic social advantages that most people have; poor:

a summer camp for underprivileged children