Definitions for Disadvantage
ˌdɪs ədˈvæn tɪdʒ, -ˈvɑn-dis·ad·van·tage

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 4 votes

1. disadvantageverb

   the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position

2. disadvantage, disfavor, disfavourverb

   put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm

   "This rule clearly disadvantages me"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. disadvantagenoun

   A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con.

   The disadvantage to owning a food processor is that you have to store it somewhere.

2. disadvantagenoun

   A setback or handicap.

   My height is a disadvantage for reaching high shelves.

3. disadvantageverb

   To place at a disadvantage.

   They fear it might disadvantage honest participants to allow automated entries.

4. Etymology: From disavauntage, from desavantage

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disadvantagenoun

   Etymology: dis and advantage.

   1. Loss; injury to interest; as, he sold to disadvantage.2. Diminution of any thing desirable, as credit, fame, honour.

   Our old English poet, Geoffrey Chaucer, in many things resembled Ovid, and that with no disadvantage on the side of the modern author. John Dryden, Fab. Pref.

   The most shining merit goes down to posterity with disadvantage, when it is not placed by writers in its proper light. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   Those parts already published give reason to think, that the Iliad will appear with no disadvantage to that immortal poem. Joseph Addison, Freeholder.

   Their testimony will not be of much weight to its disadvantage, since they are liable to the common objection of condemning what they did not understand. Jonathan Swift.

   3. A state not prepared for defence.

   But all in vain; no fort can be so strong,
   Ne fleshly breast can armed be so sound,
   But will at last be won with batt’ry long,
   Or unawares at disadvantage found. Fairy Queen.

2. To Disadvantageverb

   To injure in interest of any kind.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   All other violences are so far from advancing christianity, that they extremely weaken and disadvantage it. Decay of Piety.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disadvantage

   In policy debate, a disadvantage (abbreviated as DA, and sometimes referred to as: Disad) is an argument that a team brings up against a policy action that is being considered. A disadvantage is also used in the Lincoln-Douglas debate format.

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1. disadvantage

   A disadvantage is a condition, situation or circumstance that places one in an unfavorable or inferior position or hinders their progress or success. It could also refer to a negative or damaging aspect of something that makes it less effective or beneficial.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Disadvantagenoun

   deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality, condition, circumstance, or the like; that which hinders success, or causes loss or injury

2. Disadvantagenoun

   loss; detriment; hindrance; prejudice to interest, fame, credit, profit, or other good

3. Disadvantageverb

   to injure the interest of; to be detrimental to

4. Etymology: [Cf. F. dsavantager.]

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1. Disadvantage

   In policy debate, a disadvantage is an argument that a team brings up against a policy action that is being considered.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Disadvantage

   dis-ad-vant′āj, n. want of advantage: what is unfavourable to one's interest: loss: injury.—adjs. Disadvan′tageable (obs.); Disadvantā′geous, attended with disadvantage: unfavourable.—adv. Disadvantā′geously.—n. Disadvantā′geousness.

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. disadvantage

   Having too many advantages in life.

Matched Categories

1. • Discriminate

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Disadvantage' in Nouns Frequency: #1820

How to pronounce Disadvantage?

1. Alex

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Disadvantage in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Disadvantage in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of Disadvantage in a Sentence

1. Young Kim:

   Race-based admissions standards at Harvard unfairly disadvantage higher achieving students and these policies go against our American values and divide us as a nation, all students should have the opportunity to pursue their dreams, and they should be charged on their merits and not be discriminated against because of their race or background.

2. Montana Gov. Steve Bullock:

   On the one hand, it may seem to put me at a disadvantage, but I will be out traveling, talking and listening but all I can do is count on both the voters to tune in.

3. Barack Obama:

   Right now, the rules of global trade too often undermine our values and put our workers and businesses at a disadvantage, tPP allows America – and not countries like China – to write the rules of the road in the 21st century, which is especially important in a region as dynamic as the Asia-Pacific. Signed in February 2016, the deal was supposed to provoke investment among the 12 regions, which together make up about 40 percent of the global economy, the BBC reported at the time. However, the countries involved needed to ratify the agreement in order for it to actually go into effect. Trump’s presidency, which began less than a year later, complicated that. President Trump withdrew the U.S. from the trade deal through an executive order in January 2017. Last month, the remaining 11 countries signed a deal without the U.S. Delegates rally against the The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal at the Democratic National Convention in 2016. ( Reuters/Carlos Barria) Opponents of the deal, including labor unions, argued it would be a threat to manufacturing jobs and encourage exports of jobs to lower-wage countries overseas. If TPP would be enacted, the U.S. would lose 448,000 jobs, according to a study from Tufts University’s Global and Environment Institute. In comparison, the study found a total job loss of 771,000 across all 12 nations involved in the deal combined. Hillary Clinton, the 2016 Democratic presidential nominee, broke with the President Barack Obama administration in opposing the deal. Hillary Clinton expressed concern that it would benefit drug countries and would n’t combat currency manipulation, Time magazine reported. President Trump once called TPP a.

4. Jessie Hadley-Stokes:

   Older adults with disabilities are at a huge disadvantage right now, disabled and elderly people have so much worth for this world.

5. Grace Bunke:

   I want to show everyone there that even though I have a disadvantage, I can do the same thing they can do.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Disadvantage
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Disadvantage
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Disadvantage
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disadvantage
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Disadvantage
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Disadvantage
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Disadvantage
9. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=Disadvantage