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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

disadvantage [dɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ] n → désavantage m, inconvénient m

disadvantage [dɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ] n → Nachteil m;

(detriment) → Schaden m;

to be at a disadvantage → benachteiligt or im Nachteil sein

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.nadeelمَضَرَّهнеудобствоnevýhoda; nedostatekulempeder Nachteilμειονέκτημαdesventajatakistus, nõrk külgوضع نامساعد؛ کاستیhaitta, huono puolidésavantageנְחִיתוּתअसुविधा, नुकसानmana, nedostatakhátránykekuranganókostursvantaggio不利불리한 상황, 손해nepalanki aplinkybė, kliūtisneizdevīgs stāvoklis; traucējums; trūkumskelemahannadeelulempe, mangel, minuswada, ujemna stronadesvantagemdezavantajневыгодное положениеnevýhodapomanjkljivostnedostatakavigsida, nackdelข้อเสียเปรียบsakınca, dezavantaj不利перешкода, завадаنا موافق صورتsự bất lợi不利

adj disadvantageous [disӕdvənˈteidʒəs]

nadeligمُضِر، مُسيءнеизгоденnevýhodnýufordelagtig; ugunstig, uheldignachteiligμειονεκτικόςdesventajosoebasoodusنامساعد؛ مضرepäedullinendésavan- tageuxמְקַפֵּחहानिकरnepovoljan,štetanhátrányosmengandung kekuranganóhagstæðursvantaggioso不利な불리한nenaudingas, nepalankusneizdevīgsmerugikannadeligugunstig, uheldigniekorzystnydesvantajosodezavantajosневыгодныйnevýhodnýneugodennepovoljanofördelaktig, ogynnsamซึ่งเป็นข้อเสียเปรียบsakıncalı, dezavantajlı不利的невигідний; несприятливийنقصان کا باعثbất 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 wordفي وَضْعٍ سَيِّئ / غَير مؤاتٍв неудобна позицияv nevýhodném postaveníugunstigt stilletim Nachteil seinσε μειονεκτική θέσηen situación desventajosaebasoodsas olukorrasدر شرایط نامساعدepäedullisessa asemassa, heikoillaen position désavantageuseחִיסָרוֹןअसुविधाu nepovoljnom položajuhátrányos helyzetbendalam posisi suliterfið aðstaða; eiga erfitt um vikin condizioni sfavorevoli不利な立場で불리한 (입장에 처한)nepalankioje, blogesnėje padėtyjeneizdevīgā stāvoklīmerugikanin het nadeeli en ugunstig stillingw niekorzystnym położeniuem desvantagemîntr-o poziţie dezavantajoasăв невыгодном положенииv nevýhodnom postaveníbiti v slabem položajuu nepovoljnom položajui underlägeอยู่ในตำแหน่งที่เสียบเปรียบdaha zayıf bir durumda處於不利地位в невигідному становищіخسارے میںthế bất lợi处于不利地位