disadvantage

dis·ad·van·tage  (dsd-vntj)

n.

1. An unfavorable condition or circumstance.

2. Something that places one in an unfavorable condition or circumstance.

3. Damage or loss, especially to reputation or finances; detriment.

tr.v. dis·ad·van·taged, dis·ad·van·tag·ing, dis·ad·van·tag·es

To put at a disadvantage; hinder or harm.

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[Middle English disavauntage, from Old French desavantage : des-, dis- + avantage, advantage; see advantage.]

Synonyms: disadvantage, detriment, drawback, handicap
These nouns denote a condition, circumstance, or characteristic unfavorable to success: Poor health is a disadvantage to athletes. To its detriment, the museum has no parking lot. Every job has its drawbacks. Illiteracy is a serious handicap in life.

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disadvantage

Noun

1. an unfavourable or harmful circumstance

2. at a disadvantage in a less favourable position than other people: he continued to insist that he was at a disadvantage at the hearings

disadvantageous adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	disadvantage - the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position liability - the quality of being something that holds you back unfavorableness, unfavourableness - the quality of not being encouraging or indicative of success limitation - the quality of being limited or restricted; "it is a good plan but it has serious limitations" shortcoming, defect - a failing or deficiency; "that interpretation is an unfortunate defect of our lack of information" nuisance value, awkwardness - the quality of an embarrassing situation; "he sensed the awkwardness of his proposal" deprivation, loss - the disadvantage that results from losing something; "his loss of credibility led to his resignation"; "losing him is no great deprivation" drawback - the quality of being a hindrance; "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan" penalty - the disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition; "neglected his health and paid the penalty" unfavorable position, inferiority - the quality of being a competitive disadvantage inexpedience, inexpediency - the quality of being unsuited to the end in view unprofitability, unprofitableness - the quality of affording no gain or no benefit or no profit advantage, vantage - the quality of having a superior or more favorable position; "the experience gave him the advantage over me"
Verb	1.	disadvantage - put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm; "This rule clearly disadvantages me" disfavor, disfavour hamper, handicap, hinder - put at a disadvantage; "The brace I have to wear is hindering my movements" discriminate, single out, separate - treat differently on the basis of sex or race prejudice - disadvantage by prejudice advantage - give an advantage to; "This system advantages the rich"

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disadvantage

noun 1. drawback, trouble, burden, weakness, handicap, liability, minus (informal) flaw, hardship, nuisance, snag, inconvenience, downside, impediment, hindrance, privation, weak point, fly in the ointment (informal) << OPPOSITE advantage

noun 2. harm, loss, damage, injury, hurt, prejudice, detriment, disservice << OPPOSITE benefit >> at a disadvantage exposed, vulnerable, wide open, unprotected, defenceless, open to attack, assailable

Translations

disadvantage [dɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ] n → desventaja, inconveniente m

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disadvantage [dɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ] n → désavantage m, inconvénient m

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disadvantage [dɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ] n → Nachteil m;

(detriment) → Schaden m;

to be at a disadvantage → benachteiligt or im Nachteil sein

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disadvantage [dɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ] n → svantaggio

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disadvantage

n disadvantage [disədˈvaːntidʒ]

something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance There are several disadvantages to this plan. nadeel مَضَرَّه неудобство nevýhoda; nedostatek ulempe der Nachteil μειονέκτημα desventaja takistus, nõrk külg وضع نامساعد؛ کاستی haitta, huono puoli désavantage נְחִיתוּת असुविधा, नुकसान mana, nedostatak hátrány kekurangan ókostur svantaggio 不利 불리한 상황, 손해 nepalanki aplinkybė, kliūtis neizdevīgs stāvoklis; traucējums; trūkums kelemahan nadeel ulempe, mangel, minus wada, ujemna strona desvantagem dezavantaj невыгодное положение nevýhoda pomanjkljivost nedostatak avigsida, nackdel ข้อเสียเปรียบ sakınca, dezavantaj 不利 перешкода, завада نا موافق صورت sự bất lợi 不利

adj disadvantageous [disӕdvənˈteidʒəs]

nadelig مُضِر، مُسيء неизгоден nevýhodný ufordelagtig; ugunstig, uheldig nachteilig μειονεκτικός desventajoso ebasoodus نامساعد؛ مضر epäedullinen désavan- tageux מְקַפֵּח हानिकर nepovoljan,štetan hátrányos mengandung kekurangan óhagstæður svantaggioso 不利な 불리한 nenaudingas, nepalankus neizdevīgs merugikan nadelig ugunstig, uheldig niekorzystny desvantajoso dezavantajos невыгодный nevýhodný neugoden nepovoljan ofördelaktig, ogynnsam ซึ่งเป็นข้อเสียเปรียบ sakıncalı, dezavantajlı 不利的 невигідний; несприятливий نقصان کا باعث bất lợi 不利的

at a disadvantage

in an unfavourable position His power was strengthened by the fact that he had us all at a disadvantage. benadeel word في وَضْعٍ سَيِّئ / غَير مؤاتٍ в неудобна позиция v nevýhodném postavení ugunstigt stillet im Nachteil sein σε μειονεκτική θέση en situación desventajosa ebasoodsas olukorras در شرایط نامساعد epäedullisessa asemassa, heikoilla en position désavantageuse חִיסָרוֹן असुविधा u nepovoljnom položaju hátrányos helyzetben dalam posisi sulit erfið aðstaða; eiga erfitt um vik in condizioni sfavorevoli 不利な立場で 불리한 (입장에 처한) nepalankioje, blogesnėje padėtyje neizdevīgā stāvoklī merugikan in het nadeel i en ugunstig stilling w niekorzystnym położeniu em desvantagem într-o poziţie dezavantajoasă в невыгодном положении v nevýhodnom postavení biti v slabem položaju u nepovoljnom položaju i underläge อยู่ในตำแหน่งที่เสียบเปรียบ daha zayıf bir durumda 處於不利地位 в невигідному становищі خسارے میں thế bất lợi 处于不利地位