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disadvantage
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Disadvantage
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dis·ad·van·tage
/
ˌdɪs
ədˈvæn
tɪdʒ, -ˈvɑn-
/
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[
dis-
uh
d-
van
-tij, -
vahn
-
]
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noun,
verb,
dis·ad·van·taged,
dis·ad·van·tag·ing.
noun
1.
absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
2.
the state or an instance of being in an unfavorable circumstance or condition:
to be at a disadvantage.
3.
something that puts one in an unfavorable position or condition:
His bad temper is a disadvantage.
4.
injury to interest, reputation, credit, profit, etc.; loss:
Your behavior is a disadvantage to your family's good
name
.
verb (used with object)
5.
to subject to disadvantage:
I was disadvantaged by illness.
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Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English
disavauntage
<
Anglo-French;
Old French
desavantage.
See
dis-
1
,
advantage
Synonyms
1.
drawback, inconvenience, hindrance.
4.
detriment, hurt, harm, damage.
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disadvantage
(ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ)
—
n
1.
an unfavourable circumstance, state of affairs, thing, person, etc
2.
injury, loss, or detriment
3.
an unfavourable condition or situation (esp in the phrase
at a disadvantage
)
—
vb
4.
(
tr
) to put at a disadvantage; handicap
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
disadvantage
late 14c., from Fr. desavantage (13c.); see
dis-
+
advantage
. The verb is attested from 1530s, from the noun.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
Certainly, maleness seems to be a
disadvantage
at school.
The biggest
disadvantage
though is that the prime minister has responsibility
as well as power.
Far from being adaptations to their environment, these showy traits seem likely
to be a
disadvantage
.
One
disadvantage
of water spouts is that they can be torn apart by the wind.
Its big
disadvantage
is that it cannot be searched easily.
Tripping over furniture and falling down stairs is going to put you at a tactical
disadvantage
.
In the past, the main
disadvantage
of asynchronous induction motors was the difficulty of varying their speed.
He has surmounted the
disadvantage
of not having a university education, by application and well-directed effort.
Really, the only
disadvantage
is that the power output is far from impressive.
Except for one big
disadvantage
: bows require a high degree of skill to use proficiently.
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