underclassness

English

Etymology

underclass +‎ -ness

Noun

underclassness (uncountable)

  1. The quality or condition of belonging to the underclass.
    • 1990, Brett V. Brown, The effect of neighborhood characteristics on teen outcomes related to socioeconomic attainment: in search of the underclass neighborhood, Volume 2‎:
      Here, it may be that underclassness consists in the copresence of these several negative effects, with some unmeasured force 281.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.