underprivilege

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noun

A lack of opportunities or advantages enjoyed by others.

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Meanings

noununderprivilege (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA lack of opportunities or advantages enjoyed by others.

    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 […]

Origin

From under- + privilege.

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APA

underprivilege. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underprivilege

MLA

“underprivilege.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underprivilege. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “underprivilege,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/underprivilege.

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