Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overprivileged

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.28 in modern English

Syllables: over-priv-i-leged
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being too privileged; specifically, having more advantages or opportunities than others, especially when being regarded as undeserving or unworthy of such advantages and opportunities.

Example Sentences

"If overprivileged private school kids see that there are people in the world less fortunate than they are, that is undoubtedly a good thing."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English privileged English overprivileged From over- + privileged.

Inflected Forms

more overprivileged (comparative) most overprivileged (superlative)

Derived Forms

overprivilegedness

Antonyms

underprivileged

Questions

What does overprivileged mean?: Being too privileged; specifically, having more advantages or opportunities than others, especially when being regarded as undeserving or unworthy of such advantages and opportunities.
Where does overprivileged come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *úp Proto-Indo-European *-er Proto-Indo-European *upér Proto-Germanic *uber Old English ofer- Middle English over- English over- English privileged English overprivileged From over- + privileged.

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