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Meaning of 'disadvantageous' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Disadvantageous [ a.]
- Attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or prosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; -- opposed to advantageous; as, the situation of an army is disadvantageous for attack or defense.

Meaning of 'disadvantageous' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . disadvantageous [ a]
Meaning (1):
- involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectiveness
Example in sentence:
  • a disadvantageous outcome;
  • a well-known study from the 1970's showed that gender stereotyping placed women in a disadvantageous position;
  • made an unfavorable impression

Nearby Words:

dis dis- disabilities disability disable disabled disablement disabling disabuse disabused

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