marginalized

especially British, mar·gin·al·ised

[mahr-juh-nl-ahyzd]

adjective

1. 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.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of marginalize.

Word History and Origins

Origin of marginalized¹

marginalize ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

If we don’t organize, articulate a policy platform and recruit the best and brightest across different generations, we will be marginalized and then extinguished entirely.

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There’s an educational imperative at the heart of “Suffs,” which deals with a subject that has been marginalized in schools and in the collective consciousness.

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Sue’s notoriety continued to swell after appearing on the popular internet talk show “Subway Takes” with the standout zinger: “Gossip is socially useful, especially to women and the marginalized.”

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Their demands include "reparations" for damage caused by corporations and governments, especially to marginalized communities.

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But rather than confront the issues, Foster claims executives “marginalized him, and ultimately terminated him and his team to cover up their own improper practices.”

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