disadvantaged
adjective
dis·ad·van·taged
ˌdis-əd-ˈvan-tijd 
: lacking in the basic resources or conditions (such as standard housing, medical and educational facilities, and civil rights) believed to be necessary for an equal position in society
Examples of disadvantaged in a Sentence
The program provides aid for economically disadvantaged groups.
disadvantaged families struggling to get by will be benefited by changes in the tax code
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Those accomplishments included what may be the lowest homicide rate per capita in the city’s history, an increase in the median household income, funding for programs for disadvantaged youth and investments in infrastructure, like $60 million in federal funding for the Underdeck project.
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Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
In the 1990s, teletherapy was championed as a way to reach disadvantaged patients living in remote locations where there were few psychiatrists.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Photo: Eric Rojas/AFP via Getty Images Last month, Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny was navigating a holiday-season flutter of activity, including a giveaway for disadvantaged youth in his hometown, when most of his country was plunged into darkness for several hours.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
About 83% of students were also considered socioeconomically disadvantaged, according to state data.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
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Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
In the 1990s, teletherapy was championed as a way to reach disadvantaged patients living in remote locations where there were few psychiatrists.
—Ellen Barry, New York Times, 15 Jan. 2025
Photo: Eric Rojas/AFP via Getty Images Last month, Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny was navigating a holiday-season flutter of activity, including a giveaway for disadvantaged youth in his hometown, when most of his country was plunged into darkness for several hours.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
About 83% of students were also considered socioeconomically disadvantaged, according to state data.
—Sierra Lopez, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2025
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“Disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disadvantaged. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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