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disability
disability clause
disable
disabled
disabled list
disabuse
disaccharide
disaccord
disadvantage
disadvantaged
disadvantageous
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disadvantage

dis·ad·van·tage [ dìssəd vántij ]


noun  (plural dis·ad·van·tag·es)
Definition:
 
1. bad quality: something that makes a situation worse or that makes somebody or something less effective or desirable

2. bad situation: a situation that is unfavorable to somebody
He was at a disadvantage, having only received the documents that morning.

3. loss: injury, loss, or damage ( formal )



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)
Definition:
 
cause problem for somebody: to put somebody or something at a disadvantage

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