disadvantage
A weakness or undesirable characteristicA weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.
» City life has advantages and disadvantages.
Das Stadtleben hat Vor- und Nachteile.
Жизнь в большом городе имеет свои преимущества и недостатки.
Meaning
3 sensesA weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.
The disadvantage to owning a food processor is that you have to store it somewhere.
Nachteil
невы́годное положе́ниеnevýgodnoje položénije
A setback or handicap.
My height is a disadvantage for reaching high shelves.
1859-1890, John G. Palfrey, History of New England to the Revolutionary War Abandoned by their great patron, the faction henceforward acted at disadvantage.
неудо́бствоneudóbstvo
Loss; detriment; hindrance.
поме́хаpoméxa, затрудне́ниеzatrudnénije, препя́тствиеprepjátstvije
- the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
Examples
83 sentencesCity life has advantages and disadvantages.
ruЖизнь в большом городе имеет свои преимущества и недостатки.
deDas Stadtleben hat Vor- und Nachteile.
What are some of the disadvantages?
ruКаковы некоторые недостатки?
It's a disadvantage to be ugly.
Each programming language has its advantages and disadvantages.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of owning a dog?
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 3
By meaning 1
Origin
From Middle English disavauntage, from Old French desavantage.From Middle English disavauntage, from Old French desavantage.
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Forms
plural: disadvantages| Singular | disadvantage |
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