HyperDic: disadvantage

English > 2 senses of the word *disadvantage*:
NOUN	attribute	disadvantage	the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
VERB	social	disadvantage, disfavor, disfavour	put at a disadvantage

disadvantage > pronunciation
Sounds	dih.sahdvae'nihjh; dih.sahdvae'ntihjh
Rhymes	abridge ... yardage: 133 rhymes with ihjh...

English > *disadvantage*: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The quality of having an inferior or less favorable position.
Narrower	awkwardness, nuisance value	The quality of an embarrassing situation
	defect, shortcoming	A failing or deficiency / deficiency
	drawback	The quality of being a hindrance
	inexpedience, inexpediency	The quality of being unsuited to the end in view
	inferiority, unfavorable position	The quality of being a competitive disadvantage
	limitation	The quality of being limited or restricted
	loss, deprivation	The disadvantage that results from losing / losing / losing / losing / losing / losing / losing something
	penalty	The disadvantage or painful consequences of an action or condition
	unfavorableness, unfavourableness	The quality of not being encouraging or indicative of success
	unprofitableness, unprofitability	The quality of affording no gain or no benefit or no profit
Broader	liability	The quality of being something that holds you back
Opposite	advantage, vantage	The quality of having a superior or more favorable position
Spanish	desventaja
Catalan	desavantatge, inconvenient
Adjectives	disadvantageous	constituting a disadvantage
Verbs	disadvantage	put at a disadvantage

English > *disadvantage*: 2 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody
Example	"This rule clearly disadvantages me"
Synonyms	disfavor, disfavour
Narrower	handicap, hinder, hamper	put at a disadvantage
Narrower	prejudice	disadvantage by prejudice
Broader	discriminate, separate, single out	treat differently on the basis of sex / sex or race
Opposite	advantage	Give an advantage to
Spanish	desfavorecer, perjudicar
Catalan	desfavorir, perjudicar
Nouns	disadvantage	the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position

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