disadvantage
pronunciation
How to pronounce disadvantage in British English:
UK [ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ]
How to pronounce disadvantage in American English:
US [ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ]
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- Noun:
- the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
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- Verb:
- put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm
Word Origin
- disadvantage (n.)
- late 14c., disavauntage, from Old French desavantage (13c.), from des- (see dis-) + avantage (see advantage).
- disadvantage (v.)
- 1530s, from disadvantage (n.). Related: Disadvantaged; disadvantaging.
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Example
- 1. America starts with one big disadvantage .
- 2. Why would humans evolve a response that puts us at a social disadvantage ?
- 3. The big disadvantage is greater competition for scarce resources .
- 4. Disadvantage is clearly passed on early , and not just through the genes .
- 5. They were worried that the impasse had already left them at a disadvantage compared with their foreign rivals .