underprivileged \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷( ̷ ̷) ̷ ̷\adjective Etymology:under (I) + privileged : deprived through social or economic oppression of some of the fundamental rights theoretically belonging to all members of a civilized society < children from underprivileged homes > : socially and economically depressed : poor < epidemics in underprivileged areas of the city >