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# disadvantaged

adjective (disadvantaged); noun (the disadvantaged — people who are disadvantaged)

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

## Everyday

1. Disadvantaged means having fewer chances than other people because of being poor, ill, or having a hard home life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disadvantaged/#m1)
2. (formal) The disadvantaged means people who are disadvantaged, as a group. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disadvantaged/#m2)

### In the lessons

In social studies and news: help for disadvantaged children, schools in disadvantaged areas. A polite official word. Phrases: disadvantaged background, disadvantaged groups, socially disadvantaged.

### Examples

- The charity gives free books to disadvantaged children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disadvantaged/#x1)
- He came from a disadvantaged background but became a doctor. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disadvantaged/#x2)
- The club helps disadvantaged families go on holiday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disadvantaged/#x3)
- The government gives money to the disadvantaged. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disadvantaged/#x4)
- Some disadvantaged pupils get free school meals. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disadvantaged/#x5)
- Being left out of the game made her feel disadvantaged. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disadvantaged/#x6)

### Note

Comes from "disadvantage" (a thing that makes success harder). Similar words: deprived, underprivileged, poor. "The disadvantaged" takes a plural verb: "The disadvantaged need support."

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «disadvantaged» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disadvantaged/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«disadvantaged» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disadvantaged.html) on Mova free.