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🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

desfavorecido

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /deʒ.fɐ.vu.ɾeˈsi.du/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Disadvantaged/ˌdɪs.ədˈvæn.tɪdʒd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #4500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"O programa apoia comunidades economicamente desfavorecidas."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Suffering from economic, social, or educational conditions that prevent normal achievement or participation in society.

    "The community center offers special programs to support economically disadvantaged children."
  2. 2

    Lacking the basic resources or opportunities considered necessary for a comfortable or successful life.

    "Scholarships are specifically designated for students from disadvantaged backgrounds."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the prefix dis- (expressing negation or reversal) combined with advantage, which stems from the Old French avantage, ultimately tracing back to the Late Latin root abante meaning 'from before' or 'ahead'. Over centuries, the term evolved to describe individuals or groups lacking the standard social, financial, or educational opportunities enjoyed by the rest of society.

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