Definition of disadvantaged in English:
disadvantaged
adjective dɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒdˌdɪsədˈvæn(t)ɪdʒd
(of a person or area) in unfavourable circumstances, especially with regard to financial or social opportunities.
disadvantaged groups such as the unemployed
we began to help the disadvantaged
Example sentencesExamples
- This stop-start approach means that more disadvantaged students will give up.
- There are also benefits with regeneration of disadvantaged areas.
- The defence outlay can be reduced and some funds diverted for the welfare of disadvantaged children.
- It is a good way to sensitise children to art as well as the disadvantaged child.
- These machines are then distributed to all manner of needy and disadvantaged individuals and groups.
- He said the extra help for disadvantaged areas with the greatest needs made the settlement the fairest deal ever for the NHS.
- The same is true of so many well-intentioned schemes for the socially disadvantaged and the rural poor.
- People donate items of furniture to the society who then distributes them to disadvantaged families.
- One group was made up of socially disadvantaged teenagers, and the other was drawn from people in their first year at Harvard.
- The project targets mainly disadvantaged children, youth, and adults in the area.
- It will only be an administrative headquarters so how it will bring theatre to the heart of disadvantaged areas, is none too clear.
- She then gets friendly with a woman called Mama Sunshine who teaches her commune of disadvantaged kids to rap Christian songs.
- It was intended to help the creation of jobs and increased prosperity in disadvantaged areas.
- They'll return in October to help with a group who are building houses for disadvantaged people.
- She also helped with International projects like a home in India for disadvantaged wives.
- She is working with the YMCA branch in Rousse to help disadvantaged children.
- Both my sister and step-mother have incredibly rewarding jobs working with disadvantaged adults and kids.
- In these books and films he shows his understanding of the difficult lives of disadvantaged families.
- Six grants have been given for projects across Greenwich to support nursery schools in disadvantaged areas of the borough.
- Also tax free will be donations to homes and institutions for socially disadvantaged children.
Synonyms
deprived, underprivileged, depressed, in need, needy, in want, in distress
destitute, poor, poverty-stricken
discriminated against
British on the bread line
rare necessitous
Definition of disadvantaged in US English:
disadvantaged
adjectiveˌdɪsədˈvæn(t)ɪdʒdˌdisədˈvan(t)ijd
(of a person or area) in unfavorable circumstances, especially with regard to financial or social opportunities.
disadvantaged groups such as the elderly and unemployed
we began to help the disadvantaged
Example sentencesExamples
- It is a good way to sensitise children to art as well as the disadvantaged child.
- She then gets friendly with a woman called Mama Sunshine who teaches her commune of disadvantaged kids to rap Christian songs.
- It was intended to help the creation of jobs and increased prosperity in disadvantaged areas.
- The project targets mainly disadvantaged children, youth, and adults in the area.
- One group was made up of socially disadvantaged teenagers, and the other was drawn from people in their first year at Harvard.
- There are also benefits with regeneration of disadvantaged areas.
- They'll return in October to help with a group who are building houses for disadvantaged people.
- He said the extra help for disadvantaged areas with the greatest needs made the settlement the fairest deal ever for the NHS.
- These machines are then distributed to all manner of needy and disadvantaged individuals and groups.
- People donate items of furniture to the society who then distributes them to disadvantaged families.
- It will only be an administrative headquarters so how it will bring theatre to the heart of disadvantaged areas, is none too clear.
- The defence outlay can be reduced and some funds diverted for the welfare of disadvantaged children.
- Six grants have been given for projects across Greenwich to support nursery schools in disadvantaged areas of the borough.
- In these books and films he shows his understanding of the difficult lives of disadvantaged families.
- She also helped with International projects like a home in India for disadvantaged wives.
- Also tax free will be donations to homes and institutions for socially disadvantaged children.
- The same is true of so many well-intentioned schemes for the socially disadvantaged and the rural poor.
- Both my sister and step-mother have incredibly rewarding jobs working with disadvantaged adults and kids.
- She is working with the YMCA branch in Rousse to help disadvantaged children.
- This stop-start approach means that more disadvantaged students will give up.
Synonyms
deprived, underprivileged, depressed, in need, needy, in want, in distress