"disadvantaged" meaning in English

See disadvantaged in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒd/, /ˌdɪs.ədˈvæn.tɪd͡ʒd/ Forms: more disadvantaged [comparative], most disadvantaged [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} disadvantaged (comparative more disadvantaged, superlative most disadvantaged)
  1. Lacking an advantage relative to another. Translations (lacking an advantage relative to another): kansarm (Dutch), alakynnessä (Finnish), benachteiligt (German), missgynnad (Swedish), eftersatt (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-disadvantaged-en-adj-AJ1nIJmK Disambiguation of 'lacking an advantage relative to another': 100 0
  2. (euphemistic) Poor; in financial difficulties. Tags: euphemistic Translations (euphemistic: poor): vähävarainen (Finnish), huono-osainen (Finnish), benachteiligt (German)
    Sense id: en-disadvantaged-en-adj-ekEX-cKC Categories (other): English euphemisms Disambiguation of 'euphemistic: poor': 1 99
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: academically disadvantaged, previously disadvantaged

Verb

IPA: /ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒd/, /ˌdɪs.ədˈvæn.tɪd͡ʒd/
Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} disadvantaged
  1. simple past and past participle of disadvantage Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: disadvantage
    Sense id: en-disadvantaged-en-verb-9TbpeGdC Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 32 62

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