marginalized
adjective
mar·gin·al·ized
ˈmär-jə-nᵊl-ˌīzd
ˈmärj-nə-ˌlīzd
: having marginal social or political status : relegated to an unimportant or powerless position within a society or group
Refugees are the world's quintessentially marginalized population: They are by definition located at the edge, beyond boundaries, on the outside.—Tamar Mayer
… the domination and oppression of women and other marginalized groups within patriarchal culture.—Susan M. Squier
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