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DISADVANTAGED

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 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences

Example:

boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law

Synonyms:

deprived; disadvantaged

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

underprivileged (lacking the rights and advantages of other members of society)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Past simple / past participle of the verb disadvantage

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