disadvantaged

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disadvantaged

/ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒd/
/ˌdɪs.ədˈvæn.tɪd͡ʒd/

verb

participle, past simple past and past participle of disadvantage

adjective more disadvantaged · most disadvantaged

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

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: underprivileged, deprived, poor, disenfranchised, indigent, disadvantageous, impoverished, destitute, have-nots, dispossessed, poverty-stricken, neglected, underserved, unfavourable, inferior, underdeveloped

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adj lacking an advantage relative to another

Español	desaventajado, desventajado
Deutsch	benachteiligt

adj euphemistic: poor

Deutsch	benachteiligt

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@misc{disadvantaged_2026,
  title = {disadvantaged},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/disadvantaged},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}