English

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Etymology

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From disadvantaged +‎ -ness.

Noun

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disadvantagedness (uncountable)

  1. The quality of being disadvantaged.
    • 1993, Robert Donmoyer, Raylene Kos, At-risk Students: Portraits, Policies, Programs, and Practices, page 43:
      I was forced to rethink my notion of disadvantagedness and to define disadvantage in more than economic terms.