Meaning

3 senses
  1. A 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

  2. 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

  3. Loss; detriment; hindrance.

    поме́хаpoméxa, затрудне́ниеzatrudnénije, препя́тствиеprepjátstvije

More definitions
  • the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position

Examples

83 sentences
  1. City life has advantages and disadvantages.

    ruЖизнь в большом городе имеет свои преимущества и недостатки.

    deDas Stadtleben hat Vor- und Nachteile.

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  2. What are some of the disadvantages?

    ruКаковы некоторые недостатки?

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  3. It's a disadvantage to be ugly.

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  4. Each programming language has its advantages and disadvantages.

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  5. What are the advantages and disadvantages of owning a dog?

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 3
weakness:
setback or handicap:
loss; detriment; hindrance:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
weakness:

Origin

From Middle English disavauntage, from Old French desavantage.

From Middle English disavauntage, from Old French desavantage.

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