disadvantaged

IPA: dɪsʌdvˈæntɪdʒd

Examples of "disadvantaged" in Sentences

Life - even for those of us who grew up "disadvantaged" is not a universal constant.
I notice that there's … you've earmarked half a million dollars for under … what they call disadvantaged schools.
Families in disadvantaged neighborhoods aren't the only victims of the lottery nightmare depicted in Waiting for 'Superman.'
The public pension funds once touted these programs as a way to give what they called "disadvantaged groups" access and opportunity.
"A major piece of research, commissioned by Media Trust, reveals there is an opportunity for Community Voices to add real value to current media activities within disadvantaged and isolated communities."
I get that there are other people who are disadvantaged from the start, but really, honestly, I came from that same kind of background (single parent, multiple divorces, abuse, etc) and I'll be graduating this spring with a job in art.
The idea that one owes special help to those most unfairly disadvantaged is not in way like the idea that one may go out of one's way to help those like oneself (in my case, white and male) however great their advantages, and however unfairly those advantages may have been achieved and sustained.