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English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒd/, /ˌdɪs.ədˈvæn.tɪd͡ʒd/
Verb
disadvantaged
- simple past and past participle of disadvantage
Adjective
disadvantaged (comparative more disadvantaged, superlative most disadvantaged)
- 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.
- (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.
Derived terms
Translations
lacking an advantage relative to another