Disadvantage

Word DISADVANTAGE
Character 12
Hyphenation dis ad van tage
Pronunciations /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/

Definitions and meanings of "Disadvantage"

What do we mean by disadvantage?

An unfavorable condition or position. noun

Something that places one in an unfavorable condition or position. noun

Damage or loss, especially to reputation or finances; detriment. noun

To put at a disadvantage; hinder or harm. transitive verb

To hinder or embarrass; do something prejudicial or injurious to; put at disadvantage.

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. noun

Loss; injury; prejudice to interest, reputation, credit, profit, or other good: as, to sell goods to disadvantage. noun

Synonyms Detriment, injury, hurt, harm, damage, prejudice, drawback. noun

Deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality, condition, circumstance, or the like; that which hinders success, or causes loss or injury. noun

Loss; detriment; hindrance; prejudice to interest, fame, credit, profit, or other good. noun

To injure the interest of; to be detrimental to. transitive verb

A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con. noun

A setback or handicap. noun

To place at a disadvantage. verb

Put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm verb

The quality of having an inferior or less favorable position noun

A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con.

A setback or handicap.

Loss; detriment; hindrance.

A big word to put inplace of something much more simple. Like disadvantage...someone decided to add three letters just so they would seem more intelligent on there paper or homework assignment, and now it's a word Urban Dictionary

1. Getting robbed by Microsoft. Paying 599 EUR for the retail version of Windows Vista Ultimate, 460 EUR for the hardware upgrades needed to use it and getting that lovely "This copy of Microsoft Windows(R) is not genuine." box after two weeks' use. How come the users who actually pay for their software suffer from the antipiracy campaign while the users with warez versions have no problems at all? 2. Having to waste lots of time to view the FBI warnings every time one starts to play a genuine DVD while the pirated versions usually omit these warnings or at least have no limits on using fast forward to skip them. 3. The compatibility problems associated with protected audio CD's. While the consumers buying genuine versions have to cope with these problems, the others using pirated versions with no copy protection or downloading MP3's and burning CD's themselves are not affected. An extreme example was the Sony rootkit scam. 4. The annoying tendency of some games to require that the game CD-ROM is present every time the game is started/played even if the game is fully installed on the hard drive. Again, the pirated versions often come with a patch which disables the CD check, thus creating a more pleasant gaming experience. Urban Dictionary

When your friend tells you he's going to a sporting event but refers to it by the visiting team. One who has homefield disadvantage does this because he/she has to be cocky in making it clear that he/she is a fan of the visitors. Urban Dictionary

Getting fucked by Microsoft. Paying 599 EUR for the retail version of Windows Vista Ultimate, 460 EUR for the hardware upgrades needed to use it and getting that lovely "This copy of Microsoft Windows(R) is not genuine." box after two weeks' use. Urban Dictionary

When someone’s ugliness effects their life dramatically, Opposite to pretty privilege Urban Dictionary

Aka. D.F.R.D.E. A major social problem where people with disabilities often have a harder time getting into and maintaining romantic relationships compared to the average person. This happens for various reasons including that people with disabilities often have a harder time recognizing social cues that indicate someone likes them romantically due to lack of experience and the fact they are not taught about how recognize romantic cues from their parents, teachers, and friends, people assume that people with disabilities are not able to fulfill their expectations for romantic partners, and in school settings, they are often taught separately from kids who don't have disabilities, which prevents them from making friends who don't have disabilities who could teach them more about how to get into and maintain romantic relationships. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Disadvantage

The word "disadvantage" in example sentences

I think the main disadvantage is the mess insided the deer when you field dress it. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The main disadvantage is the installation cost, which is considerably more than a tank heater. ❋ Gene Austin (2010)

While the advantage of having such in depth background knowledge would normally be a full appreciation of details (and range of opinions), the disadvantage is they can sway policy solely based on the opinion of a single person (themselves) and throw up a technical smokescreen to strengthen their case. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Another disadvantage is the fact that because a girl has spent so much time and money to get a degree she doesn't want to marry right after graduatuion but first spends some time working at a career and paying back her debts. ❋ Unknown (2008)

1 Includes variants - so the number of occurrences for the term disadvantage, for example would also include occurrences of the terms disadvantaged, disadvantages, disadvantaging... ❋ Auntie Em (2006)

FB Connect’s main disadvantage is Facebook itself. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The disadvantage is that it takes a movie about two years to reach the screen, and after a few weeks it disappears. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Its disadvantage is that it is complex, takes a long time write, with always the possibility that other life happenings will eventually interfere with its timely completion, or simply that the author loses motivation to finish it, with other ideas and projects coming to seem more interesting. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Any child of color knows that we have a disadvantage from the get go. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The disadvantage is that television shows have a limited budget, which means that you may not be able to get the actors or directors you would like. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The disadvantage is that you are constantly having to do research in order to keep abreast of what's "best." ❋ Unknown (2009)

We'll follow up tomorrow with a more detailed first impression of the Nook Color, particularly focusing on readability — or lack thereof — which has been the main disadvantage with LCD-screen (non e-paper) e-book readers (Ratings available to subscribers). — ❋ Unknown (2010)

Its one disadvantage is that (as the picture shows) it can get a bit grotty. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If someone gets caught in a chasm of a few years period where they have not invested and embraced new technology, they could be at a massive disadvantage from a profit and loss perspective. ❋ Alexandra Zendrian (2010)

The disadvantage is that I would have to purchase motors, a controller for the motors, and software separately. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Unless the financing disadvantage is eliminated or reduced, "the manufactured-home industry seems destined to struggle and dwindle," Mr. Buffett said in his annual letter to shareholders earlier this year. ❋ James R. Hagerty (2010)

His main disadvantage would be the fact that he's insane, but since he regained some part of his sanity in the latest book thats .. well .. ❋ Grrm (2010)

However [persistent] [snow] [cover] might be disadvantageous. ❋ Allez Notaehw (2010)

Person 1: 'I actually paid Microsoft [599] [euros] for this piece of crap and now it says it's not genuine' Person 2: 'That's just unfair' Person 3: 'But that's just [Microsoft's] Genuine Disadvantage' ❋ An4ljuggernaut (2007)

"What are you doing tonight?" "Going to the [Celtics] game" "Are you flying to [Boston]? The [Nuggets] play here, tool. You clearly have homefield disadvantage" ❋ Zerosignal28 (2010)

Person 1: 'I paid [599] [euros] for this sh!t and got to use it just two weeks' Person 2: 'That's just unfair' Person 3: 'But that's Microsoft's [Ingenuine] Disadvantage' ❋ An4ljuggernaut (2007)

“[My friend] has a bad [case] of [disheveled disadvantage]” ❋ S/a/M (2023)

The disability facilitated romantic disadvantage effect is an issue where people with disabilities have a harder time [getting into] and [maintaining] romantic relationships compared to the average person. The best way to correct this problem is to remind people of [all the things] these people are capable of doing just as well as the average person. It is very unfortunate this issue is still very prevalent. ❋ Vanguard 1998 (2021)

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