- past tense form of marginalize.
- past participle of marginalize.
marginalized
Americanadjective
verb
Etymology
Origin of marginalized
Explanation
Anyone who's marginalized has been pushed to the edges of society and made to feel insignificant. Marginalized people often include members of racial, cultural, and religious minorities. Marginalized comes from margin, which means "the edge of a page." When groups are marginalized, they're figuratively kept in society's margins, away from the center where power and privilege lies. Marginalized people are labeled as outsiders for reasons such as their skin color, poverty, education level, gender identification, age, or disabilities. At the fringes of society, marginalized people often live without full access to their civil rights.
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Example Sentences
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Marginalized individuals, when expressing their support for a cause, must assuage the anxiety of their peers before speaking up.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 30, 2023
Marginalized communities that have experienced historical disinvestment need more permanent climate resilience projects, she said, such as green spaces with trees and community centers with cooling.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 25, 2022
Marginalized members of India's Hindu majority and Muslim minority live in close quarters along the narrow alleys of Jahangirpuri.
From Reuters • Apr. 21, 2022
Marginalized students with highly negative opinions of campus may have chosen not to complete the surveys.
From Scientific American • Sep. 21, 2021
Marginalized communities like Irish Americans used anti-Chinese sentiment to align themselves with white communities in power.
From Slate • Feb. 4, 2020
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