disadvantaged
adjective
dis·ad·van·taged
ˌdis-əd-ˈvan-tijd 
: lacking in the basic resources or conditions (such as standard housing, medical and educational facilities, and civil rights) believed to be necessary for an equal position in society
Examples of disadvantaged in a Sentence
The program provides aid for economically disadvantaged groups.
disadvantaged families struggling to get by will be benefited by changes in the tax code
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Australia has struggled for decades to reconcile with its Indigenous citizens, who make up 3.8% of the country’s 27 million population, and are, by most socio-economic measures, the most disadvantaged people in the country.
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Reuters, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
The king reported opposed the previous British government's policy of sending asylum-seekers to Rwanda for processing and set up The Prince's Trust, his most successful project, in the hope of helping disadvantaged people in the U.K.'s inner cities.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
This season's butter-soft knitwear is spun from silk and organic wool by women in disadvantaged communities on Mount Kenya.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2024
These funding projects went toward various infrastructure needs, and 42 percent of the $4.2 billion worth of funding went to disadvantaged communities, following through on President Joe Biden's Justice40 Initiative.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Reuters, NBC News, 18 Nov. 2024
The king reported opposed the previous British government's policy of sending asylum-seekers to Rwanda for processing and set up The Prince's Trust, his most successful project, in the hope of helping disadvantaged people in the U.K.'s inner cities.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
This season's butter-soft knitwear is spun from silk and organic wool by women in disadvantaged communities on Mount Kenya.
—Selina Denman, Condé Nast Traveler, 9 Nov. 2024
These funding projects went toward various infrastructure needs, and 42 percent of the $4.2 billion worth of funding went to disadvantaged communities, following through on President Joe Biden's Justice40 Initiative.
—Marco Rubio, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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“Disadvantaged.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disadvantaged. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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