the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
verb
put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm
“This rule clearly disadvantages me”
Word Forms
disadvantageous
adjective
constituting a disadvantage
disadvantage
verb
put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm
disadvantage
noun
the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
disfavor
noun
the state of being out of favor
disfavour
noun
the state of being out of favor
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Nachteil
die Eigenschaft, eine minderwertige oder ungünstigere Position zu haben
🇫🇷French
inconvénient
la qualité d'avoir une position inférieure ou moins favorable
🇪🇸Spanish
desventaja
la cualidad de tener una posición inferior o menos favorable
🇮🇹Italian
svantaggio
la qualità di avere una posizione inferiore o meno favorevole
🇳🇱Dutch
nadeel
de kwaliteit van het hebben van een inferieure of minder gunstige positie
🇵🇹Portuguese
desvantagem
a qualidade de ter uma posição inferior ou menos favorável
🇷🇺Russian
недостаток
качество нахождения в худшем или менее выгодном положении
India
🇮🇳Hindi
हानि
निम्न या कम अनुकूल स्थिति होने का गुण
🇧🇩Bengali
অসুবিধা
একটি নিকৃষ্ট বা কম অনুকূল অবস্থান থাকার গুণমান
🇮🇳Tamil
பாதகம்
தாழ்வான அல்லது குறைவான சாதகமான நிலையைக் கொண்ட தரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
ప్రతికూలత
తక్కువ లేదా తక్కువ అనుకూలమైన స్థానాన్ని కలిగి ఉండే నాణ్యత
🇮🇳Marathi
गैरसोय
निकृष्ट किंवा कमी अनुकूल स्थिती असण्याची गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
ગેરલાભ
હલકી કક્ષાની અથવા ઓછી અનુકૂળ સ્થિતિ હોવાની ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಅನನುಕೂಲತೆ
ಕೆಳಮಟ್ಟದ ಅಥವಾ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಅನುಕೂಲಕರ ಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
ദോഷം
താഴ്ന്നതോ അനുകൂലമോ ആയ സ്ഥാനം ഉള്ളതിൻ്റെ ഗുണനിലവാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਨੁਕਸਾਨ
ਘਟੀਆ ਜਾਂ ਘੱਟ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
نقصان
کمتر یا کم سازگار پوزیشن رکھنے کا معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
劣势
处于劣势或不利地位的品质
🇯🇵Japanese
デメリット
劣った、または不利な立場にあることの特質
🇰🇷Korean
불리
열등하거나 덜 유리한 지위를 갖는 것의 질
🇻🇳Vietnamese
điều bất lợi
chất lượng của việc có một vị trí kém hơn hoặc ít thuận lợi hơn
🇹🇭Thai
ข้อเสียเปรียบ
คุณภาพของการมีตำแหน่งด้อยกว่าหรือด้อยกว่า
🇮🇩Indonesian
kerugian
kualitas memiliki posisi yang lebih rendah atau kurang menguntungkan
🇵🇭Filipino
kawalan
ang kalidad ng pagkakaroon ng mas mababa o hindi gaanong kanais-nais na posisyon
🇲🇾Malay
keburukan
kualiti mempunyai kedudukan yang lebih rendah atau kurang baik
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
العيب
نوعية وجود موقف أدنى أو أقل مواتاة
🇮🇷Persian
ضرر
کیفیت داشتن موقعیت پست یا کمتر مطلوب
🇹🇷Turkish
dezavantaj
daha aşağı veya daha az elverişli bir konuma sahip olmanın kalitesi
🇮🇱Hebrew
חִסָרוֹן
האיכות של עמדה נחותה או פחות טובה
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'disadvantage'?
The primary meaning of 'disadvantage' is 'the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'disadvantage' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'disadvantage' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'disadvantage' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'disadvantage' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
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Do you find 'disadvantage' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'disadvantage' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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Which age group is most likely to use 'disadvantage' in regular conversations?
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