disadvantage (English)

Alternative forms

  • disadvauntage

    obsolete

  • Etymology

    From - en - |lang=enm, from - en - lang=fro

    Pronunciation

  • - /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/,

    /%dIs@d"vA:ntIdZ/

  • - /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ/,

    /%dIs@d"v{ntIdZ/

  • Noun

    A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con.

  • The disadvantage to owning a food processor is that you have to store it somewhere.
  • A setback or handicap.

  • My height is a disadvantage for reaching high shelves.
  • Synonyms

  • an undesirable characteristic

    afterdeal, con, drawback, downside
  • a handicap

    afterdeal, weakness
  • Antonyms

  • advantage
  • Translations

    weakness

  • Arabiska - سيئة
  • Bulgariska - неизгодно положение
  • Tjeckiska - nevýhoda
  • Finnish: haitta, varjopuoli, haittapuoli
  • Tyska - Nachteil
  • Hebrew: חיסרון (khisaron)
  • Ungerska - hátrány
  • Irländska - míbhuntáiste
  • Norwegian:
  • : Bokmål - ulempe|m|f
  • : Nynorsk - ulempe|f
  • Polska - niekorzyść
  • Scottish_Gaelic - ana-cothrom|m
  • Spanska - desventaja
  • setback or handicap

  • Bulgariska - пречка
  • Bulgariska - неудобство
  • Tjeckiska - nevýhoda
  • Finnish: haitta, varjopuoli, haittapuoli
  • Hebrew: חיסרון (khisaron)
  • Ungerska - hátrány
  • Irländska - míbhuntáiste
  • Norwegian:
  • : Bokmål - ulempe|m|f
  • : Nynorsk - ulempe|f
  • Scottish_Gaelic - ana-cothrom|m
  • Spanska - desventaja
  • eo

    : malavantaĝo

    Verb

    disadvantag|ing

    To place at a disadvantage.

  • They fear it might disadvantage honest participants to allow automated entries.
  • Derived terms

  • disadvantageous
  • disadvantageously
  • disadvantageousness
  • simple:disadvantage

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