disadvantaged

[US]/dɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒd/
[UK]/ˌdɪsəd'væntɪdʒd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. lacking the necessary resources or opportunities, in a position of disadvantage

Phrases & Collocations

disadvantaged groups

disadvantaged children

Example Sentences

disadvantaged groups such as the elderly and unemployed.

compassionate toward disadvantaged people;

the mentally stultifying effects of a disadvantaged home.

Undertreatment was particularly prominent among minority and socioeconomically disadvantaged groups.

In contrast , the regular and good reserved delta front is disadvantaged to form fluxoturbidite.

Part-time workers, the majority of whom are women, are doubly disadvantaged.

It is sometimes difficult for disadvantaged people to improve (or better ) their situation in life.

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