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   dis·ad·van·ta·geous

   /ˌdisˌadvənˈtājəs/

   adjective

   • 1. involving or creating unfavorable circumstances that reduce the chances of success or effectiveness: "the system was disadvantageous to the Connecticut merchants"

   Derivatives

   • 1. disadvantageously adverb

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   The meaning of DISADVANTAGEOUS is constituting a disadvantage. How to use disadvantageous in a sentence.

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   DISADVANTAGEOUS definition: 1. causing problems, especially causing something or someone to be less successful than other…. Learn more.

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   IPA guide. Definitions of disadvantageous. adjective. constituting a disadvantage. synonyms: minus, negative. involving disadvantage or harm. inexpedient. not suitable or advisable.

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   DISADVANTAGEOUS meaning: 1. causing problems, especially causing something or someone to be less successful than other…. Learn more.

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   Disadvantageous definition: characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.. See examples of DISADVANTAGEOUS used in a sentence.

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   Something that is disadvantageous to you puts you in a worse position than other people. One proposed change may be advantageous for parents and disadvantageous for couples without children, or vice versa.

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   Define disadvantageous. disadvantageous synonyms, disadvantageous pronunciation, disadvantageous translation, English dictionary definition of disadvantageous. adj. Detrimental; unfavorable. dis·ad′van·ta′geous·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   disadvantageous (to/for somebody) causing somebody to be in a worse situation compared to other people. The deal will not be disadvantageous to your company. Growing conditions here are disadvantageous. opposite advantageous

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    Definition of disadvantageous adjective in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

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    OED's earliest evidence for disadvantageous is from 1550, in a translation by T. Nicolls. disadvantageous is formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: dis- prefix , advantageous adj.