Antonyms: enfranchised . Synonyms: aphonic, breathed, disfranchised, voiceless, hard, surd, voteless, unvoiced.
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The adjective disenfranchised describes a person or group of people who are stripped of their power , like disenfranchised post-Civil War African Americans who were deprived of their right to vote even after being freed from slavery. Being disenfranchised is no fun.
: deprived of some right, privilege, or immunity Tough, resourceful , and determined to help her disenfranchised and disenchanted students learn how to learn and love it, Johnson employs a barrage of techniques.—
(Entry 1 of 2) 1 : loss or damage especially to reputation, credit , or finances : detriment the deal worked to their disadvantage. 2a : an unfavorable, inferior, or prejudicial condition we were at a disadvantage.
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1 drawback, inconvenience , hindrance. 4 detriment, hurt, harm, damage.
Disfranchisement, also called disenfranchisement, or voter disqualification is the restriction of suffrage (the right to vote) of a person or group of people, or a practice that has the effect of preventing a person exercising the right to vote.
: discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious disaffected youth.
Examples of disenfranchised grief include loss of a pet, perinatal losses , elective abortions, loss of a body part, loss of a personality from dementia, and loss of a loved one who is not “blood related” (i.e. a boyfriend/girlfriend, extramarital lover, in-laws).
verb (used with object), dis·en·fran·chised, dis·en·fran·chis·ing. to deprive (a person) of a right of citizenship, as of the right to vote.
The definition of a disadvantage is an unfavorable situation or something that puts someone in an unfavorable situation. An example of a disadvantage is a baseball player not being able to play . An example of a disadvantage is a baseball team’s star player having to sit out because of an injury.
If you are at a disadvantage, you have a problem or difficulty that many other people do not have , which makes it harder for you to be successful. The children from poor families were at a distinct disadvantage.
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