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Disadvantaged Definition & Meaning

disadvantaged
adjective
  1. 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"

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  • "american trailways disadvantaged"
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What does disadvantaged mean?
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"
What part of speech is disadvantaged?
Disadvantaged is an adjective.

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