- past tense form of disadvantage.
- past participle of disadvantage.
disadvantaged
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of disadvantaged
First recorded in 1930–35; disadvantage + -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Telecoms companies in South Africa, including those with foreign investment, are required to provide 30 percent equity to historically disadvantaged groups -- a policy created to mitigate the legacy of racial inequality left by apartheid.
From Barron's ● Jul. 15, 2026
For its measure of who counts as disadvantaged, the EPI looked at the educational outcomes of children who had ever been eligible for free school meals, compared with those who had not.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
The project focuses on extending services to socioeconomically disadvantaged students and “making sure that they’re getting the opportunities they should have,” Stanton said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
A dome team that makes the playoffs and has to play outdoors is suddenly disadvantaged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 8, 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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