- past participle of disadvantage.
- past tense form of disadvantage.
disadvantaged
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of disadvantaged
First recorded in 1930–35; disadvantage + -ed 2
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Ralston, by contrast, has elected to teach those languages to those so disadvantaged: “Hardly any of our incoming students have any Greek.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
About half of the student body at Da Vinci Communications, the public charter school where Jackson still teaches, is economically disadvantaged, according to U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
Jenner said despite changes in needs the charity's "purpose has remained the same, to ensure that children in the Bailiwick are not disadvantaged because they lack the essentials that every child deserves".
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
"Disadvantaged children attend disadvantaged schools, located in disadvantaged areas," he said.
From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026
In the sixties, minority became a synonym for socially disadvantaged Americans—but it was primarily a numerical designation.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
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