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?

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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. Glenn Youngkin:

   We need to get to the bottom of what appears to be an egregious, deliberate attempt to disadvantage high-performing students at one of the best schools in the country, parents and students deserve answers and Attorney General Miyares will initiate a fullinvestigation. I believe this failure may have caused material harm to those students and their parents, and that this failure may have violated the Virginia Human Rights Act.

2. David Brock:

   There is not going to be enough money in the system, whether its online or big dollars, to support more than six or eight candidates, there is a disadvantage that Democrats have to raise money to fight each other first before you can raise a war chest to fight Trump.

3. Mark McCloskey:

   The loss of that property would certainly be a legal disqualification, impediment or other legal disadvantage, of which I have now been absolved by the governor, and therefore the state no longer has any legitimate reason to hold the property.

4. Mildred Dresselhaus:

   People who have it too easy in early life have a disadvantage for later on, because they get to thinking that everything is going to be easy. (quoted 2017-12-30 in the Toronto Daily Star)

5. Emily Ryo:

   For example, if Black immigrants might be more targeted by law enforcement than White immigrants, that disadvantage and targeting will become exaggerated over time as they try to seek citizenship.

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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