un·der·class ( n d r-kl s )n. The lowest societal stratum, usually composed of the disadvantaged: "Divorced women and their children are becoming a new underclass" (Barbara Fisher Williamson). |
underclass [ˈʌndəˌklɑːs]
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(Sociology) a class beneath the usual social scale consisting of the most disadvantaged people, such as the unemployed in inner cities
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| Noun | 1. | underclass - the social class lowest in the social hierarchy social class, socio-economic class, stratum, class - people having the same social, economic, or educational status; "the working class"; "an emerging professional class" |
| Adj. | 1. |  underclass - belonging to the lowest and least privileged social stratum; "underclass mothers and children"underprivileged - lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society |
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