Underprivileged — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɚpɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndəpɹˈɪvɪlɪdʒd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndəpɹˈɪvɪlɪdʒd/

6 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɚpɹˈɪvᵻlɪdʒd/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Antonyms

privileged

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unterprivilegiert

es fehlen die Rechte und Vorteile anderer Mitglieder der Gesellschaft

🇫🇷French

défavorisé

dépourvu des droits et des avantages des autres membres de la société

🇪🇸Spanish

desamparado

Carecer de los derechos y ventajas de otros miembros de la sociedad.

🇮🇹Italian

svantaggiati

privi dei diritti e dei vantaggi degli altri membri della società

🇳🇱Dutch

kansarm

zonder de rechten en voordelen van andere leden van de samenleving

🇵🇹Portuguese

desfavorecido

sem os direitos e vantagens de outros membros da sociedade

🇷🇺Russian

обездоленный

отсутствие прав и преимуществ других членов общества

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वंचितों

समाज के अन्य सदस्यों के अधिकारों और लाभों का अभाव

🇧🇩Bengali

সুবিধাবঞ্চিত

সমাজের অন্যান্য সদস্যদের অধিকার এবং সুবিধার অভাব

🇮🇳Tamil

தாழ்த்தப்பட்ட

சமூகத்தின் மற்ற உறுப்பினர்களின் உரிமைகள் மற்றும் நன்மைகள் இல்லாதது

🇮🇳Telugu

వెనుకబడిన

సమాజంలోని ఇతర సభ్యుల హక్కులు మరియు ప్రయోజనాలు లేకపోవడం

🇮🇳Marathi

वंचित

समाजातील इतर सदस्यांचे हक्क आणि फायदे नसणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વંચિત

સમાજના અન્ય સભ્યોના અધિકારો અને લાભોનો અભાવ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹಿಂದುಳಿದವರು

ಸಮಾಜದ ಇತರ ಸದಸ್ಯರ ಹಕ್ಕುಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಅನುಕೂಲಗಳ ಕೊರತೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അധഃസ്ഥിതർ

സമൂഹത്തിലെ മറ്റ് അംഗങ്ങളുടെ അവകാശങ്ങളും നേട്ടങ്ങളും ഇല്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਛੜੇ

ਸਮਾਜ ਦੇ ਦੂਜੇ ਮੈਂਬਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਅਧਿਕਾਰਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਫਾਇਦਿਆਂ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ

🇵🇰Urdu

پسماندہ

معاشرے کے دیگر افراد کے حقوق اور فوائد کا فقدان

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

弱势群体

缺乏社会其他成员的权利和优势

🇯🇵Japanese

恵まれない

社会の他のメンバーの権利と利点を欠いている

🇰🇷Korean

소외된

다른 사회 구성원의 권리와 이점이 부족합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thiệt thòi

thiếu các quyền và lợi ích của các thành viên khác trong xã hội

🇹🇭Thai

ผู้ด้อยโอกาส

ขาดสิทธิและข้อได้เปรียบของสมาชิกคนอื่นๆ ในสังคม

🇮🇩Indonesian

kurang mampu

kurangnya hak dan keuntungan anggota masyarakat lainnya

🇵🇭Filipino

kapos-palad

kulang sa mga karapatan at pakinabang ng ibang miyembro ng lipunan

🇲🇾Malay

kurang bernasib baik

tidak mempunyai hak dan kelebihan anggota masyarakat yang lain

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

المحرومين

- الافتقار إلى الحقوق والمزايا التي يتمتع بها أفراد المجتمع الآخرون

🇮🇷Persian

محروم

فاقد حقوق و مزایای سایر افراد جامعه است

🇹🇷Turkish

ayrıcalıklı olmayan

toplumun diğer üyelerinin haklarından ve avantajlarından yoksun

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְקוּפָּח

חסרי זכויות ויתרונות של חברים אחרים בחברה

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The primary meaning of 'underprivileged' is 'lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society'.

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Using 'underprivileged' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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