disadvantaged

/ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒd/

adj 2

Collocations

VERBS

be | become

remain

Children from poorer neighborhoods often remain disadvantaged throughout their school years.

ADV

badly, extremely, greatly, seriously, severely, very

doubly

Children from poor families are often doubly disadvantaged when they lack access to good schools.

further | slightly | economically, educationally, financially, materially, socially

PREP

Students from poor families are often disadvantaged by lack of access to technology.

adj

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.

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.

adjective — marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life

Devon's economy may be more broadly based, but like Cornwall it is still disadvantaged compared with other counties of southern England.

Wiktionary

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

Wiktionary

Many disabled people of all stripes are further disadvantaged by a culture that fails to understand, let alone meet, their needs.

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This high school wants to favour students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

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She's teaching children from disadvantaged families how to read.

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Many of these disadvantaged children had never seen a book before.

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i Register

In some senses, disadvantaged is marked as euphemistic. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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