disadvantaged
adjective
- people who face special problems such as physical or mental disability or lack money or economic support
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˌdɪs.ədˈvɑːn.tɪd͡ʒd/ / /ˌdɪs.ədˈvæn.tɪd͡ʒd/
adj
- Lacking an advantage relative to another.
“Devon's economy may be more broadly based, but like Cornwall it is still disadvantaged compared with other counties of southern England.”
- Poor; in financial difficulties.
“And it gets better. If 10% of those 17,000 new jobs employ people from a disadvantaged background, the value rises to £8.3bn.”
verb
- simple past and past participle of disadvantage