- deprived: 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, ...
- The "disadvantaged" is a generic term for individuals or groups of people who: * Face special problems such as physical or mental disability * Lack money or economic supportKingdom of Nepal: Economic and Social Inclusion of the Disadvantaged Poor through Livelihood Enhancement with Micro- ...
- when an individual or group suffers a detriment or finds an impediment to enjoying a benefit in comparison with others because of a characteristic of theirs. Disadvantaged can be socially or economically deprived or discriminated against.
- Individuals who, because of physical, emotional, economic or other reasons, are unable to adequately compete within the context of an educational institution.
- Anyone whose development is hampered by a lack of financial resources.
- 1. A historically oppressed group having less than sufficient resources to fund all of basic needs; without expendable income. 2. A group characterized by disproportionate economic, social, and political disadvantages.
- Those unlucky masses whose parents have been denied a healthy living wage by greedy capitalists who heartlessly demand actual productivity in return for paychecks. ...
- youth, at all levels of program involvement, were twice as likely to aspire to some type of 2-year postsecondary education than nondisadvantaged peers.
- unfavorable; not good