disadvantage

Definitions

1. A weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.
2. A setback or handicap.
3. Loss; detriment; hindrance.

Equivalents

27 more languages

العربيةالضررسيئة

Българскинедостатък

Catalàdesavantatge

Češtinanevýhoda

Danskulempe

Ελληνικάμειονέκτημα

Suomihaittahaittapuolihaittatekijähuono puolivarjopuoli+ 2 more

Gaeilgemíbhuntáiste

Gàidhligana-cothrommì-chothrommì-leasmì-thairbhe+ 1 more

עבריתחיסרון

हिन्दीनुक़सान

Magyarhátrány

Հայերենթերությունվնաս

Bahasa Indonesiamudarat

Italianosvantaggio

日本語不利失損気

한국어단점불리

Latinadamnum

Latviešutrūkums

Nederlandsnadeel

Polskidezawantażniekorzyśćwada

Portuguêsdesvantagem

Românădezavantaj

Русскийзатруднениеневы́годное положе́ниенеудобствопоме́хапрепятствие+ 2 more

Svenskanackdelunderläge

Türkçedezavantajgötürü

Tiếng Việtthiệt thòi

Examples

“The disadvantage to owning a food processor is that you have⟳ to store it somewhere.”

“One of the disadvantages of increasing intermediate stops is that, as we have⟳ pointed out already, certain prestige trains have⟳ to suffer⟳, notably the "Cornish Riviera Express⟳", slowed 15min to Plymouth by stops at Taunton and Exeter; the "Torbay Express⟳", decelerated 18min by stops at Reading, Westbury, Taunton and Newton Abbot; and the "Bristolian", which adds 14min in order⟳ to allow⟳ for a Bath stop⟳ and an increased load⟳.”

“My height is a disadvantage for reaching high shelves.”

“I was brought hither under the disadvantage of being unknown, even by sight, to any of you.”

“1859-1890, John G. Palfrey, History of New England to the Revolutionary War Abandoned by their great patron, the faction henceforward acted at disadvantage.”

“They would throw⟳ a construction on his conduct, to his disadvantage before the public.”

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