- past participle of disadvantage.
- past tense form of disadvantage.
disadvantaged
Americanadjective
noun
adjective
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Origin of disadvantaged
First recorded in 1930–35; disadvantage + -ed 2
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“Retail investors should not be disadvantaged by large, short-term trading flows around a major IPO event,” Shulman said.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
The government said 400,000 students in disadvantaged schools in the UK will get AI and tech training to help them into further education, training and employment.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
In 2022, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology reinstated the SAT requirement, saying it helps determine applicants’ preparedness and identify promising students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 2, 2026
But the vote went against the UC Academic Senate’s own Standardized Testing Task Force, which said use of test scores could actually boost admission rates for students from disadvantaged backgrounds and school districts.
From Los Angeles Times • May 27, 2026
While young minority men with little schooling have always had relatively high rates of incarceration, “before the 1980s the penal system was not a dominant presence in the disadvantaged neighborhoods.”
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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