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Noun: disadvantage  `dis-ud'văn-tij
  1. The quality of having an inferior or less favourable position
Verb: disadvantage  `dis-ud'văn-tij
  1. Put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm
    "This rule clearly disadvantages me"
    - disfavor [US], disfavour [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: disadvantages, disadvantaged, disadvantaging

See also: disadvantageous

Type of: discriminate, liability, separate, single out

Antonym: advantage

Encyclopedia: Disadvantage

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