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 - пречкаBulgariska - 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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