as in disadvantages
the negative result caused by something that creates difficulty for achieving success
baffled as to why working-class voters would vote in despite of their own economic interests
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disadvantages
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Hanjiro still thinks highly of them both, although each pupil faces disadvantages.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026 -
The war in Ukraine has only deepened Russia’s disadvantages.—
Alan Cullison,
The Atlantic,
13 Feb. 2026
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“Despites.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/despites. Accessed 1 Mar. 2026.
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