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Underprivileged

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WordDefinition
deprivedSubject to deprivation; poor.
disadvantaged(euphemistic) Poor; in financial difficulties.

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WordDefinition
privilegedHaving special privileges.

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deprivedverbSubject to deprivation; poor.
disadvantaged(euphemistic) Poor; in financial difficulties.
underclassnounThe poorest class of people in a given society.
poornounWith no or few possessions or money, particularly in relation to contemporaries who do have them.
impoverishedReduced to poverty.
indigentnounPoor; destitute; in need.
underservedUnderresourced; not having sufficient service.
poverty-strickenVery poor.
dispossessedverbHomeless
disenfranchisedNot represented; especially, not having the right to vote.
destituteverbLacking money, poor, impoverished; especially, extremely so.
disadvantagenounA weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.
disadvantageousNot advantageous.
powerlessLacking sufficient power or strength.
unfavourablenounServing to hinder or oppose; adverse, disadvantageous, inconducive, unsuitable.
weakLacking in force (usually strength) or ability.
vulnerableMore or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
helplessLacking help; powerless.
randomnounOccurring for no particular reason; haphazard, unpredictable.
indiscriminate(of a person) Without care in making distinctions, thoughtless.

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