overprivileged

American  

[oh-ver-priv-uh-lijd, -priv-lijd] / ˌoʊ vərˈprɪv ə lɪdʒd, -ˈprɪv lɪdʒd /

adjective

1. having too many advantages or opportunities compared to others.

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noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. Usually the overprivileged overprivileged persons collectively.

Etymology

Origin of overprivileged

First recorded in 1910–15; over- ( def. ) + privileged ( def. )

Example Sentences

Students and administrators alike hate him, and the feeling is mutual; terms Hunham describes his overprivileged charges with range from “genuine troglodytes” to “snarling Visigoths.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 4, 2024

“The Song Between Worlds,” by Indrapramit Das: An overprivileged teen dragged to Mars on a family vacation stumbles beyond the cushy confines of their resort and encounters an entirely new form of musical performance.

From Slate • Dec. 31, 2019

The latter is basically an overgrown, overprivileged man-child; annoying but largely harmless.

From The Guardian • May 2, 2019

Even paranoids have enemies, as the saying goes, and even philistine university bureaucrats, it seems, do sometimes become reasonably exasperated by overprivileged and insulated academics.

From The New Yorker • Mar. 9, 2015

Over the weekend, a grand jury in the Bronx was reported to have indicted 17 police officers for having performed a special form of magic: making traffic summonses disappear for the benefit of the overprivileged.

From New York Times • Sep. 26, 2011