disadvantaged

(verb) put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm. Synonyms: disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour. Example: "This rule clearly disadvantages me."

(adj) marked by deprivation especially of the necessities of life or healthful environmental influences. Synonyms: deprived. Examples: "A childhood that was unhappy and deprived, the family living off charity." "Boys from a deprived environment, wherein the family life revealed a pattern of neglect, moral degradation, and disregard for law."