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Definitions for disadvantaged
ˌdɪs ədˈvæn tɪdʒd, -ˈvɑn-dis·ad·van·taged
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Princeton's WordNet
deprived, disadvantagedadjective
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, and disregard for law"
Wiktionary
disadvantagedadjective
Lacking an advantage relative to another.
disadvantagedadjective
Poor; in financial difficulties.
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disadvantaged
Disadvantaged typically refers to an individual or group of people who lack sufficient resources or face certain circumstances that prevent them from enjoying equal opportunities and privileges compared to others in society. This could include economic and educational disadvantages, health disparities, social exclusion, or discrimination based on various factors such as race, gender, or disability.
Wikidata
Disadvantaged
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 support ⁕Are politically deemed to be without sufficient power or other means of influence
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of disadvantaged in Chaldean Numerology is: 6
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of disadvantaged in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of disadvantaged in a Sentence
Children frequently are ... disadvantaged in terms of organ donation because there are so many more patients who are adults waiting for transplants.
Although blanket debt forgiveness for minorities was removed, the amount of funding that will go toward disadvantaged or producers that have experienced discrimination in the past is almost identical and more in other sections.
I think you have to take you back 20, 30 years, when we know for a fact that socially disadvantaged producers were discriminated against by the United States Department of Agriculture. We know this. We have reimbursed people in the past for those acts of discrimination, but we've never absolutely dealt with the cumulative effect.
A lot of these air pollutions tend to cluster in economically disadvantaged neighborhoods, so it’s one of the big reasons we want to always keep a close eye on this, as it disproportionately impacts certain populations more than others.
We believe the FDA will likely view the risk as likely to be a class effect and apply changes to all approved drugs in the class, thus, even with information added to Onglyza's label for increased risk of heart failure hospitalization, we do not expect the drug to be commercially disadvantaged versus other members of its class.
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