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dis·ad·van·taged

(dĭs′əd-văn′tĭjd)

adj.

1. Deprived of some of the basic necessities or advantages of life, such as adequate housing, medical care, or educational facilities.

2. Being at a disadvantage, especially with respect to competitive or opposing elements or forces: "We can't have ... disadvantaged conventional forces on one hand and strategic nuclear forces on the other" (Bernard Rogers).

n. (used with a pl. verb)

Deprived people considered as a group. Often used with the.

dis′ad·van′taged·ness n.

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disadvantaged

(ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd)

adj

(Social Welfare) socially or economically deprived or discriminated against

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dis•ad•van•taged

(ˌdɪs ədˈvæn tɪdʒd, -ˈvɑn-)

adj.

lacking the necessities and comforts of life.

[1930–35]

disadvantaged

Lacking in some or many of the basic necessities of life, such as a decent standard of living, good housing, and medical care.

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Adj.

disadvantaged - 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"

deprived

underprivileged - lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society

disadvantaged

adjective deprived, struggling, impoverished, discriminated against, underprivileged the educational problems of disadvantaged children

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disadvantaged

adjective

Economically and socially below standard:

backward, depressed, deprived, impoverished, underprivileged.

Translations

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disadvantaged

[ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd]

A. ADJ [person] → perjudicado
she comes from a disadvantaged background → proviene de un entorno desfavorecido

B. NPL the disadvantaged → los desfavorecidos, los marginados

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disadvantaged

[ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒd ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd] adj [person, family] → défavorisé(e); [area, community] → défavorisé(e)

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disadvantaged

adj → benachteiligt

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disadvantaged

[ˌdɪsədˈvaːntɪdʒd] adj (person) → svantaggiato/a

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The Steven Gerrard Foundation (SGF) aims to support projects which have a long-term impact on disadvantaged children, including those affected by illness, family breakdown, disability, involvement in the streets or educational disadvantage.

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The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued draft guidance on contraceptive services for socially disadvantaged young people, recommending the advance availability of emergency contraception.

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MANY of the UK's elite universities are still admitting few pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds - despite attempts to boost participation, new figures suggest.

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A FUNDING package to support jobs for disadvantaged and disabled people has been announced by the Assembly Government.

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The Problems of Disadvantaged Youth: An Economic Perspective, edited by Jonathan Gruber, will be available this fall from the University of Chicago Press.