# disadvantaged

Pronunciation: US say "dis-uhd-VAN-tijd" /ˌdɪs.ədˈvæn.tɪd͡ʒd/; UK say "dis-uhd-VAHN-tijd" /ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒd/

## Adjective

1. Lacking money and facing real financial hardship.
   - Simple: Having little money and finding everyday costs hard to meet.
   - _Many disadvantaged households cannot afford basic medical care._
   - _The program offers full scholarships to students from disadvantaged backgrounds._
2. Placed in a weaker position than another because of some advantage the other holds.
   - Simple: Having less of a benefit or chance than someone or something else.
   - _Candidates who lack internet access are disadvantaged in online application systems._
   - _The new rules left rural schools disadvantaged compared with their urban counterparts._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of disadvantage. — simple past and past participle of disadvantage
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of disadvantage. Use this form for something that already happened.
   - _The redistricting plan disadvantaged voters in the eastern counties._
   - _Limited funding disadvantaged the smaller departments throughout the year._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/disadvantaged (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).