- past participle of disadvantage.
- past tense form of disadvantage.
disadvantaged
Example Sentences
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Thomas said GP numbers in Wales had "almost flat-lined" while the workload had increased, especially in more disadvantaged areas where there were "fewer doctors, fewer nurses and the healthcare needs are much greater".
From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026
Parents and teachers said consumer AI chatbots were fully unblocked for children on their school-issued devices starting last fall in the district, which serves mostly economically disadvantaged students.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026
In a statement, he added that the name of the unit posed "obvious problems of definition" and "risks being deeply patronising, to equate being working class with being disadvantaged".
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
In Gamper's view, women should not be financially disadvantaged because of their anatomy or because they need cubicles for safety reasons, for example.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
To improve the education of disadvantaged students requires social changes which educational institutions alone cannot make, of course.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
