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• past participle of disadvantage.
• past tense form of disadvantage.

disadvantaged

American  

[dis-uhd-van-tijd] / ˌdɪs ədˈvæn tɪdʒd /

adjective

1. lacking the normal or usual necessities and comforts of life, as proper housing, educational opportunities, job security, adequate medical care, etc..

   The government extends help to disadvantaged minorities.

   Synonyms:

   deprived, impoverished, underprivileged, poor

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noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. Usually the disadvantaged disadvantaged persons collectively.

   The senator advocates increased funding for federal programs that aid the disadvantaged.

disadvantaged British  

/ ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd /

adjective

1. socially or economically deprived or discriminated against

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Other Word Forms

• disadvantagedness
  noun
• nondisadvantaged
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of disadvantaged

First recorded in 1930–35; disadvantage + -ed ²

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Example Sentences

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disadvantaged

Many French recruits were from disadvantaged suburbs of major cities and faced limited opportunities.

From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026

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

"We cannot accept the situation where our communities are disadvantaged simply because of where they live," O'Cofaigh continued.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

What they seem not to recognize is that, as a socially disadvantaged child, I considered Spanish to be a private language.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

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• deprived
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• impoverished
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• underprivileged

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