backwardness

Meaning (English)

the state of being less developed than others

Meaning (मराठी)

मागासलेपण, अविकसित अवस्था

Used in a sentence

The commission measured backwardness by literacy, income and land holding.

आयोगाने साक्षरता, उत्पन्न आणि जमीनधारणा या निकषांवर मागासलेपण मोजले.

Synonyms

underdevelopment, deprivation

Antonyms

development, advancement, prosperity