adjective
- having more advantages, rights, or benefits than is fair or necessary; excessively privileged
Usage: often used critically or disapprovingly; commonly applied to individuals or groups with significant social, economic, or educational advantages
Examples
- The overprivileged students at the elite boarding school had access to resources most teenagers could never afford.
- Critics argued that the policy favored overprivileged families while ignoring the needs of working-class communities.
- She grew up overprivileged but later became an advocate for social equality.
- The overprivileged elite often lack awareness of the struggles faced by ordinary people.
- Many overprivileged children fail to develop resilience because everything comes easily to them.
- The documentary examined how overprivileged backgrounds can create blind spots in understanding poverty.