disadvantaged

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.

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disad·vantaged·ness n.

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disadvantaged

Adjective

socially or economically deprived

Thesaurus

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" deprived underprivileged - lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society

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disadvantaged

adjective deprived, struggling, impoverished, discriminated against, underprivileged

Translations

disadvantaged [dɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd] adj [person] → desventajado

disadvantaged [dɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd] adj [person] → désavantagé(e)

disadvantaged [dɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd] disadvantage adj → benachteiligt

disadvantaged [dɪsədˈvaːntɪdʒd] adj [person] → svantaggiato/a