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disadvantaged
dis·ad·van·taged D0248900 (dĭs′əd-văn′tĭjd)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. dis′ad·van′taged·ness n.disadvantaged (ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd) adj (Social Welfare) socially or economically deprived or discriminated againstdis•ad•van•taged (ˌdɪs ədˈvæn tɪdʒd, -ˈvɑn-) adj. lacking the necessities and comforts of life. [1930–35] disadvantagedLacking in some or many of the basic necessities of life, such as a decent standard of living, good housing, and medical care.ThesaurusAdj. | 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"deprivedunderprivileged - lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society |
disadvantagedadjective deprived, struggling, impoverished, discriminated against, underprivileged the educational problems of disadvantaged childrendisadvantagedadjectiveEconomically and socially below standard:backward, depressed, deprived, impoverished, underprivileged.Translationsdisadvantaged
disadvantaged socially or economically deprived or discriminated against disadvantaged
Synonyms for disadvantagedadj deprivedSynonyms- deprived
- struggling
- impoverished
- discriminated against
- underprivileged
Synonyms for disadvantagedadj economically and socially below standardSynonyms- backward
- depressed
- deprived
- impoverished
- underprivileged
Synonyms for disadvantagedadj marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influencesSynonymsRelated Words |