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Disadvantaged

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

adj. Deprived of some of the basic necessities or advantages of life, such as adequate housing, medical care, or educational facilities.

adj. Being at a disadvantage, especially with respect to competitive or opposing elements or forces: "We can't have . . . disadvantaged conventional forces on one hand and strategic nuclear forces on the other” ( Bernard Rogers).

n. Deprived people considered as a group. Often used with the.

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v. Simple past tense and past participle of disadvantage.

adj. Lacking an advantage relative to another.

adj. Poor; in financial difficulties.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

adj. marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences

Word Usage

"The public pension funds once touted these programs as a way to give what they called "disadvantaged groups" access and opportunity."

Antonym

advantage

Verb Form

disadvantaged disadvantages disadvantaging

Cross Reference

loss

Form

disadvantageousness disadvantageous disadvantageously

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

hurt loss detriment damage injury

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

advantage manage micromanage mismanage vantage

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

drawback inconvenience impediment advantage hardship