disadvantage
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disadvantage
- /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/ UK
- /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/ US
Where it comes from
From Middle English disavauntage, from Old French desavantage.
noun disadvantages · disadvauntage
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A weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.
The disadvantage to owning a food processor is that you have to store it somewhere.
Similar: afterdeal, con, drawback, malefit, downside, debit, minus
- A setback or handicap. My height is a disadvantage for reaching high shelves.
- Loss; detriment; hindrance. They would throw a construction on his conduct, to his disadvantage before the public.
Opposite: advantage
verb disadvantages · disadvantaging · disadvantaged · disadvauntage
-
To place at a disadvantage.
They fear it might disadvantage honest participants to allow automated entries.
Similar: tell against
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: disfavor, disfavour, handicap, hinder, hamper, drawback, downside, disadvantageous, defect, unfavourable, shortcoming, deficiency, deficit, inconvenience, discourage, underprivileged
noun
Opposite: advantage
Translations
Every language
noun weakness
| Español | desventaja |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 불리 bulli |
| 日本語 | 不利 furi |
| 中文 | 不利 bùlì |
| Português | desvantagem |
| Français | désavantage |
| Deutsch | Nachteil |
| Italiano | svantaggio |
| Ελληνικά | μειονέκτημα meionéktima |
| Română | dezavantaj |
| Русский | невы́годное положе́ние nevýgodnoje položénije |
| Tiếng Việt | sự bất lợi |
| العربية | سَيِّئَة sayyiʔa |
| עברית | חיסרון khisaron |
noun setback or handicap
| Español | desventaja |
|---|---|
| Português | desvantagem |
| Français | désavantage |
| Italiano | svantaggio |
| Română | dezavantaj |
| Русский | неудо́бство neudóbstvo |
| Tiếng Việt | thế bất lợi |
| עברית | חיסרון khisaron |
noun loss; detriment; hindrance
| Русский | поме́ха poméxa, затрудне́ние zatrudnénije, препя́тствие prepjátstvije |
|---|---|
| Tiếng Việt | sự thiệt hại, mối tổn thất |
Talk about this word "disadvantage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/disadvantage. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. disadvantage. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/disadvantage "disadvantage." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/disadvantage.Cite this
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title = {disadvantage},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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