disadvantaged
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adjective \-tijd\Definition of DISADVANTAGED
: lacking in the basic resources or conditions (as standard housing, medical and educational facilities, and civil rights) believed to be necessary for an equal position in society
— dis·ad·van·taged·ness \-tijd-nəs\ noun
See Examples of DISADVANTAGED
- The program provides aid for economically disadvantaged groups.
- <disadvantaged families struggling to get by in the inner city>
First Known Use of DISADVANTAGED
1879
Related to DISADVANTAGED
- Synonyms
- depressed, deprived, underprivileged
- Antonyms
- advantaged, privileged
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