Disadvantageously — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dˈoʊɾoʊ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˌɪsɐdvantˈeɪdʒəsli/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˌɪsɐdvantˈeɪdʒəsli/

6 syllables Say it as /dˈoʊɾoʊ/.

Examples

the venture turned out badly for the investors
angry that the case was settled disadvantageously for them

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

badly

Antonyms

advantageously well

Parts of Speech

adverb

in a disadvantageous way; to someone's disadvantage

“the venture turned out badly for the investors”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

nachteilig

in nachteiliger Weise; zum Nachteil von jemandem

🇫🇷French

désavantageusement

de manière désavantageuse ; au désavantage de quelqu'un

🇪🇸Spanish

desventajosamente

de manera desventajosa; en desventaja de alguien

🇮🇹Italian

svantaggiosamente

in modo svantaggioso; a svantaggio di qualcuno

🇳🇱Dutch

nadelig

op een nadelige manier; in iemands nadeel

🇵🇹Portuguese

desvantajosamente

de forma desvantajosa; em desvantagem de alguém

🇷🇺Russian

невыгодно

невыгодным способом; в ущерб кому-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असुविधापूर्वक

अहितकर ढंग से; किसी का अहित करना

🇧🇩Bengali

অসুবিধাজনকভাবে

একটি অসুবিধাজনক উপায়ে; কারো অসুবিধার জন্য

🇮🇳Tamil

பாதகமாக

ஒரு பாதகமான வழியில்; ஒருவரின் பாதகத்திற்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

అననుకూలంగా

అననుకూల మార్గంలో; ఒకరి ప్రతికూలతకు

🇮🇳Marathi

गैरसोयीने

गैरसोयीच्या मार्गाने; एखाद्याच्या गैरसोयीसाठी

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગેરલાભપૂર્વક

હાનિકારક રીતે; કોઈના ગેરલાભ માટે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅನನುಕೂಲಕರವಾಗಿ

ಅನನುಕೂಲಕರ ರೀತಿಯಲ್ಲಿ; ಯಾರೊಬ್ಬರ ಅನಾನುಕೂಲತೆಗೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ദോഷകരമായി

പ്രതികൂലമായ രീതിയിൽ; ആരുടെയെങ്കിലും ദോഷത്തിന്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਨੁਕਸਾਨਦੇਹ

ਇੱਕ ਨੁਕਸਾਨਦੇਹ ਤਰੀਕੇ ਨਾਲ; ਕਿਸੇ ਦੇ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਲਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

نقصان دہ طور پر

نقصان دہ طریقے سے؛ کسی کے نقصان میں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

不利地

以不利的方式；对某人不利

🇯🇵Japanese

不利に

不利な方法で。誰かの不利益に

🇰🇷Korean

불리하게

불리한 방법으로; 누군가에게 불리하게

🇻🇳Vietnamese

bất lợi

một cách bất lợi; gây bất lợi cho ai đó

🇹🇭Thai

เสียเปรียบ

ในทางเสียเปรียบ; ถึงความเสียเปรียบของใครบางคน

🇮🇩Indonesian

secara tidak menguntungkan

dengan cara yang tidak menguntungkan; merugikan seseorang

🇲🇾Malay

secara merugikan

dengan cara yang merugikan; kepada keburukan seseorang

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

بشكل غير ملائم

بطريقة غير مواتية. في غير صالح شخص ما

🇮🇷Persian

به طور نامطلوب

به روشی نامطلوب؛ به ضرر کسی

🇹🇷Turkish

dezavantajlı olarak

dezavantajlı bir şekilde; birinin aleyhine

🇮🇱Hebrew

באופן חיסרון

בצורה חסרת ערך; לחסרון של מישהו

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