disadvantaged
dis·ad·van·taged / ˌdisədˈvantijd/ • adj. (of a person or area) in unfavorable circumstances, esp. with regard to financial or social opportunities: disadvantaged groups such as the elderly and unemployed | [as pl. n.] (the disadvantaged) we began to help the disadvantaged.
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