English adjective: disadvantaged | |||
1. | disadvantaged marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Synonyms | deprived | ||
Similar | underprivileged | ||
Antonyms | privileged | ||