underprivileged adjective 1noun 1forms 2 adjective1 •Deprived of the opportunities and advantages of others, usually through no fault of one's own.Underprivileged, grew up in a Stapleton house village / Where blood flood the water in streets like oil spillage — 1996 noun1 •A deprived person; deprived people (normally used as a plural). formsmore underprivileged · most underprivileged