disadvantaged

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒd/, /ˌdɪs.ədˈvæn.tɪd͡ʒd/
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Verb

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disadvantaged

  1. simple past and past participle of disadvantage

Adjective

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disadvantaged (comparative more disadvantaged, superlative most disadvantaged)

  1. Lacking an advantage relative to another.
    • 2023 June 14, Anthony Lambert, “A vision for transport in the South West”, in RAIL, number 985, page 38:
      Devon's economy may be more broadly based, but like Cornwall it is still disadvantaged compared with other counties of southern England.
  2. (euphemistic) Poor; in financial difficulties.
    • 2020 December 2, Nigel Harris, “Comment: The UK's worst crisis since 1709”, in RAIL, page 3:
      And it gets better. If 10% of those 17,000 new jobs employ people from a disadvantaged background, the value rises to £8.3bn.

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