marginalized

[ mahr-juh-nl-ahyzd ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

placed in a position of little or no importance, influence, or power:
Technology has the power to amplify the voices of marginalized communities and strengthen our democracy.

When the rule of law and political transition fail to bring about change, disenfranchised and marginalized groups take up arms.

Two of the leading intellectual minds of today—marginalized, as all intellectual minds of the day are.

So-called “victim history,” focusing on marginalized classes, took over in academic circles.

It also engaged two marginalized groups, the Shia Houthi and some of the disgruntled movements in the south.

The law would also task a city staff member with accommodating complaints of discrimination from marginalized groups.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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