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# disadvantaged background

noun phrase (a disadvantaged background)

«disadvantaged background» in the English dictionary: in the primary school — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## In the primary school

Source: Mova's pupils' dictionary. Licence: [Elamur Cosmic License](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/docs/LICENSE/). Reviewed: the dictionary the pupils of Mova's primary school read; its examples quote the lessons and public-domain tales. Ships with Mova.

### Meaning

(euphemism, polite) growing up poor, with fewer chances, in a poor family or area.

### In the lessons

Used by schools, universities, charities and news to speak about poverty kindly; formal and neutral. All regions.

### Examples

- The scholarship is for students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
- She came from a disadvantaged background but became a doctor.
- Children from disadvantaged backgrounds get free school meals.
- The programme helps young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
- His disadvantaged background made university hard to reach.
- The study compared pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds.

### Note

It means «poor family or area». It is not about a picture's background.