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disadvantage
/ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/
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What does disadvantage mean?
noun
- A weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.
- A setback or handicap.
- Loss; detriment; hindrance.
More meanings (1)
verb
- To place at a disadvantage.
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IPA pronunciation
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Both Knights broke their lances fairly, but Front-de-Bœuf, who lost a stirrup in the encounter, was adjudged to have the disadvantage.
Even if he took to begging, he would be at a disadvantage, for reasons which he was to discover in good time.
More book examples (3)
Whatever it was, the Thing either lacked the courage to attack me, or it was waiting to take me at some disadvantage.
‘I am sure,’ my poor mother went on, at a grievous disadvantage, and with many tears, ‘I don’t want anybody to go.
A disadvantage due to Pawn moves which up to now has not yet been discussed is the weakness of so-called "backward Pawns."