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disadvantageous
adjective dis·ad·van·ta·geous \(ˌ)dis-ˌad-ˌvan-ˈtā-jəs, -vən-\
: making it harder for a person to succeed or to do something : causing someone to have a disadvantage
Full Definition of DISADVANTAGEOUS
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: constituting a disadvantage
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First Known Use of DISADVANTAGEOUS
1603
Related to DISADVANTAGEOUS
- Synonyms
- counter, adverse, hostile, inimical, negative, prejudicial, unfavorable, unfriendly, unsympathetic, untoward
- Antonyms
- advantageous, favorable, friendly, positive, supportive, sympathetic, well-disposed
DISADVANTAGEOUS Defined for Kids
disadvantageous
adjective dis·ad·van·ta·geous \ˌdis-ˌad-ˌvan-ˈtā-jəs\
Definition of DISADVANTAGEOUS for Kids
: making it harder for a person or thing to succeed or do something <The store was in a disadvantageous location.>
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