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| dis·ad·van·tage [ dìssəd vántij ] |
noun (plural dis·ad·van·tag·es) |
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1. bad quality: something that makes a situation worse or that makes somebody or something less effective or desirable
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2. bad situation: a situation that is unfavorable to somebody
 He was at a disadvantage, having only received the documents that morning.
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3. loss: injury, loss, or damage
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formal
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transitive verb (past and past participle dis·ad·van·taged, present participle dis·ad·van·tag·ing, 3rd person present singular dis·ad·van·tag·es) |
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cause problem for somebody: to put somebody or something at a disadvantage
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