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disadvantaged

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dis·ad·van·taged  (dsd-vntjd)
adj.
1. Deprived of some of the basic necessities or advantages of life, such as adequate housing, medical care, or educational facilities.
2. Being at a disadvantage, especially with respect to competitive or opposing elements or forces: "We can't have . . . disadvantaged conventional forces on one hand and strategic nuclear forces on the other" (Bernard Rogers).
n. (used with a pl. verb)
Deprived people considered as a group. Often used with the.

disad·vantaged·ness n.

disadvantaged [ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd]
adj
(Social Welfare) socially or economically deprived or discriminated against
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.disadvantaged - marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences; "a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity"; "boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law"
underprivileged - lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society

disadvantaged
adjective deprived, struggling, impoverished, discriminated against, underprivileged the educational problems of disadvantaged children
Translations
disadvantaged [ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd]
A. ADJ [person] → perjudicado
she comes from a disadvantaged backgroundproviene de un entorno desfavorecido
B. NPL the disadvantagedlos desfavorecidos, los marginados
disadvantaged [ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒd ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd] adj [person, family] → défavorisé(e); [area, community] → défavorisé(e)
disadvantaged
disadvantaged [ˌdɪsədˈvaːntɪdʒd] adj (person) → svantaggiato/a
disadvantaged [ˌdɪsədˈvaːntɪdʒd] adj (person) → svantaggiato/a


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