- past participle of disadvantage.
- past tense form of disadvantage.
disadvantaged
Example Sentences
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Isba says children are disadvantaged when it comes to accessing services.
From BBC ● Sep. 22, 2026
Lyne, who went on to co-found venture-capital firm BBG, said there is still a sense that women building companies on their own are disadvantaged.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026
He added, “An attitude at the negotiation table that Canada is a subsidiary of the United States, the Canadian industry is going to be disadvantaged relative to American industry…That’s not something we’re going to accept.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 25, 2026
Common Ground aims to support people from disadvantaged backgrounds into work but she says one of the layers creating a barrier to them is accent.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2026
The University of Michigan law school, like many elite US educational institutions, uses a policy of affirmative action when it comes to applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds.
From "Outliers" by Malcolm Gladwell
