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marginalized — (Amer.) mÉ‘rdʒɪnÉ™laɪzd / mÉ‘Ëd adj. placed into a position of secondary importance (also marginalised) marginalize (Amer.) mÉ‘rdʒɪnÉ™laɪz / mÉ‘Ëd v. put in a position of secondary importance; keep a person or something away from the… … English contemporary dictionary
marginalized — adj. Marginalized is used with these nouns: ↑people … Collocations dictionary
marginalized — not belonging to a dominant racial or sexual group Supposedly living on the edge of a society which does you no favours: ... the political drive for empowerment of marginalised groups such as blacks, women and gays. (Mary Kenny in… … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
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