disadvantaged

Thân thiện

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Marked by deprivation, especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences: This describes a person or group that lacks the basic social, economic, or educational opportunities and resources that are considered standard or necessary for a fair chance in life.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The program offers scholarships to disadvantaged students.
  • Policies should aim to support disadvantaged communities.
  • Children from disadvantaged backgrounds often face significant challenges in education.

Advanced Usage

• "The disadvantaged" (used as a plural noun): Refers collectively to people who are disadvantaged.
  • Charities work to provide opportunities for the disadvantaged.

Variants and Related Words

• Disadvantage (noun): An unfavorable circumstance or condition that reduces the chances of success.
  • Lack of access to technology is a major disadvantage.
• Disadvantageous (adjective): Constituting a disadvantage; unfavorable.
  • The terms of the agreement were disadvantageous to the smaller company.

Synonyms

• Deprived: Suffering a severe and damaging lack of basic material and cultural benefits.
• Underprivileged: Not enjoying the same standard of living or rights as the majority of people in a society.
• Impoverished: Made poor; deprived of strength or vitality.

Antonyms

• Advantaged: Having a comparatively favorable position in terms of economic or social circumstances.
• Privileged: Having special rights, advantages, or immunities.
• Fortunate: Favored by or involving good luck; lucky.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences
   • a childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity
   • boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law

Từ đồng nghĩa

• deprived