marginalized

American  

[mahr-juh-nl-ahyzd] / ˈmɑr dʒə nlˌaɪzd /

especially British, marginalised

adjective

1. placed in a position of little or no importance, influence, or power.

   Technology has the power to amplify the voices of marginalized communities and strengthen our democracy.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of marginalize.

Etymology

Origin of marginalized

marginalize ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

“If the membership scales too high, you’re making your regular guests feel marginalized,” says Brown.

From The Wall Street Journal

But she said ethnic studies “really tries to center voices that have been historically marginalized, so we don’t center his narrative in our classrooms.”

From Los Angeles Times

Completely marginalized during the administration’s Venezuela incursion, she was not even being invited to the White House Situation Room to observe the operation.

From Salon

She adds that her album was also inspired by a marginalized group that stuck by her side through her ups and downs: the LGBTQ+ community.

From Los Angeles Times

As a Presbyterian, he was no longer marginalized but could identify with the Scottish national church.

From The Wall Street Journal