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

He asks Bruce, a math teacher—who went from teaching underprivileged kids to teaching overprivileged kids—what happened to his idealism.

From The New Yorker • Nov. 27, 2019

As oblivious and exploitative as the overprivileged Parks can be, they’re also a real family with desires and dysfunctions all their own.

From Slate • Oct. 10, 2019

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

From The Guardian • May 2, 2019

Like the other bachelorettes — and like so many overprivileged malcontents nowadays — she is looking in the wrong place for salvation: outside rather than within.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2012