disadvantaged

1. 1
   adjectiveeuphemistic

   Having little money and finding everyday costs hard to meet.

   Like a family that has to count every coin just to buy food.

   Children from disadvantaged families often miss out on after-school activities.

   The charity gives warm meals to disadvantaged people in the city.

   Similarunderprivileged, deprived, poor, needy, impoverished

   Oppositeprivileged, affluent, wealthy, well-off

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2. 2
   adjective

   Having less of a benefit or chance than someone or something else.

   Like running a race where the other person starts far ahead of you.

   Smaller teams feel disadvantaged when they play against much richer clubs.

   Players without proper gear are disadvantaged from the very start.

   Similarhandicapped, penalized, hampered

   Oppositeadvantaged, favored, privileged

3. 3
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of disadvantage. Use this form for something that already happened.

   The new tax disadvantaged small business owners across the county.

   Poor planning disadvantaged the entire region for years.

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