亚洲网紅露点

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disadvantage

[ dis-uhd-van-tij, -vahn- ]

noun

  1. absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.

    Synonyms: , ,

  2. the state or an instance of being in an unfavorable circumstance or condition:

    to be at a disadvantage.

  3. something that puts one in an unfavorable position or condition:

    His bad temper is a disadvantage.

  4. injury to interest, reputation, credit, profit, etc.; loss:

    Your behavior is a disadvantage to your family's good name.

    Synonyms: , , ,



verb (used with object)

disadvantaged, disadvantaging.
  1. 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

  1. an unfavourable circumstance, state of affairs, thing, person, etc
  2. injury, loss, or detriment
  3. an unfavourable condition or situation (esp in the phrase at a disadvantage )
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to put at a disadvantage; handicap
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of disadvantage1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English disavauntage, from Anglo-French; Old French desavantage; equivalent to dis- 1 + advantage
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All of this creates a vicious cycle which feeds even more pressure back into an overwhelmed system, while entrenching disadvantage and fuelling distrust.

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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.

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"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."

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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.

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This raises questions, according to the report, about whether disadvantaged children have the same opportunities as their more affluent peers.

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