Disadvantage

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. An unfavorable condition or circumstance.
  • n. Something that places one in an unfavorable condition or circumstance.
  • n. Damage or loss, especially to reputation or finances; detriment.
  • v. To put at a disadvantage; hinder or harm.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con.
  • n. A setback or handicap.
  • v. To place at a disadvantage.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality, condition, circumstance, or the like; that which hinders success, or causes loss or injury.
  • n. Loss; detriment; hindrance; prejudice to interest, fame, credit, profit, or other good.
  • v. To injure the interest of; to be detrimental to.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Absence or deprivation of advantage; that which prevents success or renders it difficult; any unfavorable circumstance or condition: as, the disadvantage of poverty or imperfect education.
  • n. Loss; injury; prejudice to interest, reputation, credit, profit, or other good: as, to sell goods to disadvantage.
  • n. Synonyms Detriment, injury, hurt, harm, damage, prejudice, drawback.
  • To hinder or embarrass; do something prejudicial or injurious to; put at disadvantage.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • v. put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm
  • n. the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
  • Antonym
    advantage   
    Verb Form
    Cross Reference
    loss   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    hurt    loss    detriment    damage    injury    hindrance    con    drawback    afterdeal    downside   
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    advantage    manage    micromanage    mismanage    vantage   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts