disadvantage
To place at a disadvantageTo place at a disadvantage.
» City life has advantages and disadvantages.
Das Stadtleben hat Vor- und Nachteile. — MUIRIEL
Жизнь в большом городе имеет свои преимущества и недостатки. — Selena777
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1 sensesTo place at a disadvantage.
They fear it might disadvantage honest participants to allow automated entries.
put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm
Examples
83 sentencesCity life has advantages and disadvantages.
ruЖизнь в большом городе имеет свои преимущества и недостатки. — Selena777
deDas Stadtleben hat Vor- und Nachteile. — MUIRIEL
What are some of the disadvantages?
ruКаковы некоторые недостатки? — xlenchik
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?
Origin
From Middle English disavauntage, from Old French desavantage.From Middle English disavauntage, from Old French desavantage.
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Forms
disadvantages, disadvantaging, disadvantaged, disadvantaged| Base form | disadvantage · to disadvantage |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | disadvantages |
| Present participle | disadvantaging |
| Past simple | disadvantaged |
| Past participle | disadvantaged |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
3 synonyms- put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm:disfavordisfavour
Antonyms
1 antonymsWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.