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disadvantage

[ dis-uhd-van-tij, -vahn- ]

noun

  1. absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. the state or an instance of being in an unfavorable circumstance or condition:

    to be at a disadvantage.

  3. something that puts one in an unfavorable position or condition:

    His bad temper is a disadvantage.

  4. injury to interest, reputation, credit, profit, etc.; loss:

    Your behavior is a disadvantage to your family's good name.

    Synonyms: , , ,



verb (used with object)

disadvantaged, disadvantaging.
  1. to subject to disadvantage:

    I was disadvantaged by illness.

disadvantage

/ ˌɪəˈɑːԳɪ /

noun

  1. an unfavourable circumstance, state of affairs, thing, person, etc
  2. injury, loss, or detriment
  3. an unfavourable condition or situation (esp in the phrase at a disadvantage )
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to put at a disadvantage; handicap
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of disadvantage1

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English disavauntage, from Anglo-French; Old French desavantage; equivalent to dis- 1 + advantage
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Among other position players, Roberts said, “I don’t know if that tax of playing an extra month is necessarily a disadvantage for the following season.”

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The judges said trans people are still protected from discrimination under equalities legislation, and that this interpretation of the law does not cause disadvantage to the "potentially vulnerable group".

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Nothing about all this ensures that some combination of factors in California or the rest of the world won’t rejumble these rankings, perhaps to the state’s disadvantage.

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Indigenous Australians, who represent about 3.8% of the nation's 26 million population, are by most socio-economic measures the most disadvantaged people in the country - something successive leaders have for years called a "national shame".

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Long waiting times to access specialist support, especially for children and young people were highlighted during a recent consultation, which also found that those from certain economic or ethnic minority backgrounds were disadvantaged.

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