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    disadvantageous
    /ˌdɪsadvənˈteɪdʒəs/

    adjective

    • 1. involving or creating unfavourable circumstances that reduce the chances of success or effectiveness: "the new employment scheme is disadvantageous to women"

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  2. DISADVANTAGEOUS definition: 1. causing problems, especially causing something or someone to be less successful than other…. Learn more.

  3. The meaning of DISADVANTAGEOUS is constituting a disadvantage. How to use disadvantageous in a sentence.

  4. DISADVANTAGEOUS meaning: 1. causing problems, especially causing something or someone to be less successful than other…. Learn more.

  5. Disadvantageous definition: characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.. See examples of DISADVANTAGEOUS used in a sentence.

  6. Something that is disadvantageous to you puts you in a worse position than other people. One proposed change may be advantageous for parents and disadvantageous for couples without children, or vice versa.

  7. IPA guide. Definitions of disadvantageous. adjective. constituting a disadvantage. synonyms: minus, negative. involving disadvantage or harm. inexpedient. not suitable or advisable.

  8. noun. dis· ad· van· tage ˌdis-əd-ˈvan-tij. Synonyms of disadvantage. 1. : loss or damage especially to reputation, credit, or finances : detriment. the deal worked to their disadvantage. 2. a. : an unfavorable, inferior, or prejudicial condition. we were at a disadvantage. b.

  9. Definition of disadvantageous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. Define disadvantageous. disadvantageous synonyms, disadvantageous pronunciation, disadvantageous translation, English dictionary definition of disadvantageous. adj. Detrimental; unfavorable. dis·ad′van·ta′geous·ly adv. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  11. DISADVANTAGEOUS meaning: making it harder for a person to succeed or to do something causing someone to have a disadvantage.