1 adjective not having the things, such as education, and enough money, that people need in order to succeed in life
SYNDEPRIVED:
disadvantaged groups / children * a severely disadvantaged area * socially disadvantaged sections of the community
OPPADVANTAGED
2 (the disadvantaged) noun [pl.] people who are disadvantaged
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