disadvantaged

«disadvantaged» in Mova's school dictionary: having fewer chances than other people because of being… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

1) Disadvantaged means having fewer chances than other people because of being poor, ill, or having a hard home life. tree →

2) (formal) The disadvantaged means people who are disadvantaged, as a group. tree →

sense 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 →
• He came from a disadvantaged background but became a doctor. tree →
• The club helps disadvantaged families go on holiday. tree →
• The government gives money to the disadvantaged. tree →
• Some disadvantaged pupils get free school meals. tree →
• Being left out of the game made her feel disadvantaged. tree →

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."

In the corpora

• "Economically disadvantaged" (official) means poor.
• "Disadvantaged background" means someone grew up poor.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «disadvantaged» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.