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disadvantaged

adjective

marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences

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Word length
13
Starts with
D
Ends with
D
Contains
IS
Scrabble score
20
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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adjective

  1. 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”

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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

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