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A polite word for poor, wearing the suit poverty couldn't afford.
means Lacking the resources, opportunities, or starting advantages that others quietly take for granted.
from From advantage, itself from Old French avant, meaning before — so disadvantaged literally means kept behind, stuck while others got a head start.
Race-to-explainOften signals systemic gaps, not personal failure
Euphemism dutyReplaced harsher labels like deprived or underprivileged
Comparative coreDefined only against someone else's advantage