disadvantage
1dis·ad·van·tage
noun \ˌdis-əd-ˈvan-tij\Definition of DISADVANTAGE
1
: loss or damage especially to reputation, credit, or finances : detriment <the deal worked to their disadvantage>
2
a : an unfavorable, inferior, or prejudicial condition <we were at a disadvantage> b : a quality or circumstance that makes achievement unusually difficult : handicap <his lack of formal schooling was a serious disadvantage>
Examples of DISADVANTAGE
- She had the disadvantage of growing up in a poor community.
- They argued that the new regulations would place their company at a competitive disadvantage in the marketplace.
- There are advantages and disadvantages to the new system.
Origin of DISADVANTAGE
Middle English disavauntage, from Anglo-French desavantage, from des- dis- + avantage advantage
First Known Use: 14th century
2disadvantage
transitive verbDefinition of DISADVANTAGE
: to place at a disadvantage : harm
First Known Use of DISADVANTAGE
circa 1534
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