as in disadvantage
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success
the question whether allowing the big-box stores in would be a disbenefit to the community
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Recent Examples of disbenefit
And there’s this disbenefit of divorcing the working writers from the production and the postproduction process.
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Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023
Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disbenefit
Noun
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The Patriots have a clear kicking disadvantage in this one.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
9 Jan. 2026
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In some ways, The Pitt’s breakout first season put it at a disadvantage going into the second.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
Noun
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While Benthaus was the first person with a significant physical handicap to fly in space, European Space Agency astronaut John McFall, who has a prosthetic leg, has been cleared for selection to a future flight to the International Space Station.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
20 Dec. 2025
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There were 13 handicap spaces spread around the auditoriums at Regal Falls.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
19 Dec. 2025
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“Disbenefit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disbenefit. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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