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disadvantage
[ dis-uhd-van-tij, -vahn- ]
noun
- absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
Synonyms: , ,
- the state or an instance of being in an unfavorable circumstance or condition:
to be at a disadvantage.
- something that puts one in an unfavorable position or condition:
His bad temper is a disadvantage.
- injury to interest, reputation, credit, profit, etc.; loss:
Your behavior is a disadvantage to your family's good name.
Synonyms: , , ,
verb (used with object)
- to subject to disadvantage:
I was disadvantaged by illness.
disadvantage
/ 藢诲瑟蝉蓹诲藞惫蓱藧苍迟瑟诲萧 /
noun
- an unfavourable circumstance, state of affairs, thing, person, etc
- injury, loss, or detriment
- an unfavourable condition or situation (esp in the phrase at a disadvantage )
verb
- tr to put at a disadvantage; handicap
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of disadvantage1
Example Sentences
All of this creates a vicious cycle which feeds even more pressure back into an overwhelmed system, while entrenching disadvantage and fuelling distrust.
It鈥檚 a testament to Pham that he overcame this distinct disadvantage through surgery and cutting edge procedures at the Boxer Wachler Vision Institute in Beverly Hills to carve out a 12-year big league career.
"Another advantage, if a retaliation successfully takes out terrorist targets, would be restoring deterrence and degrading an anti-India threat. The disadvantage is that a retaliation would risk a serious crisis and even conflict."
Throughout his papacy, there was a particular focus on reaching out to those on the economic and political margins, his words and actions encouraging his priests to be closer to the disadvantaged.
This raises questions, according to the report, about whether disadvantaged children have the same opportunities as their more affluent peers.
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