Many disabled people of all stripes are further disadvantaged by a culture that fails to understand, let alone meet, their needs.
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Disadvantaged
//ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒd//
Synonyms for "disadvantaged" (90 found)
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2 entriesTranslations
10 translations across 6 languages.
Dutch
1 entries- kansarm adj (lacking an advantage relative to another)
Finnish
3 entries- alakynnessä adj (lacking an advantage relative to another)
- huono-osainen adj (euphemistic: poor)
- vähävarainen adj (euphemistic: poor)
German
2 entries- benachteiligt adj (lacking an advantage relative to another)
- benachteiligt adj (euphemistic: poor)
Hanunoo
1 entries- agrabyado adj (lacking an advantage relative to another)
Swedish
2 entries- eftersatt adj (lacking an advantage relative to another)
- missgynnad adj (lacking an advantage relative to another)
Tagalog
1 entries- agrabyado adj (lacking an advantage relative to another)
Sample sentences
12 total sentences available.
This high school wants to favour students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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She's teaching children from disadvantaged families how to read.
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Many of these disadvantaged children had never seen a book before.
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