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say it: di-suhd-VAN-tijd
disadvantaged is an adjective meaning "marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences". It carries one recorded sense.
marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
“a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity”
“boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law”
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for disadvantaged come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.