disadvantaged

verb

1. (form-of, participle, past)simple past and past participle of disadvantage

adj

1. Lacking an advantage relative to another.

   “Devon's economy may be more broadly based, but like Cornwall it is still disadvantaged compared with other counties of southern England.”

2. (euphemistic)Poor; in financial difficulties.

   “And it gets better. If 10% of those 17,000 new jobs employ people from a disadvantaged background, the value rises to £8.3bn.”