Disadvantaged

//ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of disadvantage form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Lacking an advantage relative to another.

    "Devon's economy may be more broadly based, but like Cornwall it is still disadvantaged compared with other counties of southern England."

  2. 2
    Poor; in financial difficulties. euphemistic

    "And it gets better. If 10% of those 17,000 new jobs employ people from a disadvantaged background, the value rises to £8.3bn."

Adjective
  1. 1
    marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
underprivilegedbankruptbeggaredbeggarlybereavedbereft

Example

More examples

"Many disabled people of all stripes are further disadvantaged by a culture that fails to understand, let alone meet, their needs."

Related phrases

academically disadvantagedpreviously disadvantaged

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