Meaning

1 senses
  1. The poorest class of people in a given society.

More definitions
  • the social class lowest in the social hierarchy

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Capitalism does not allow everyone to succeed; it requires an underclass.

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  2. Laborers in the emerging underclass who cater to the whims of the better-off are sometimes referred to as “wealth workers."

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  3. The Romans used bread and circuses to placate the underclasses.

    deDie Römer nutzten Brot und Spiele, um die Unterschichten zu besänftigen.

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Forms

plural: underclasses
Singularunderclass
Pluralunderclasses

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the social class lowest in the social hierarchy:lower class

Word family

6 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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