disadvantageous

[ dis-ad-vuhn-tey-juhs, dis-ad- ]

adjective

1. characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.

disadvantageous

/ ˌdɪsæd-; dɪsˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs /

adjective

1. unfavourable; detrimental

Derived Forms

• disˌadvanˈtageousness, noun
• disˌadvanˈtageously, adverb

Other Words From

• dis·advan·tageous·ly adverb
• dis·advan·tageous·ness noun
• quasi-dis·advan·tageous adjective
• quasi-dis·advan·tageous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of disadvantageous¹

First recorded in 1595–1605; dis- ¹ + advantageous

Example Sentences

Know that these are among the most disadvantageous places to put college savings because they weigh more in the need formula.

From Salon

With chronic loneliness, that stress response gets stuck and becomes disadvantageous — similar to the way in which anxiety can shift a helpful fear response to a maladaptive mental illness.

From Seattle Times

Smaller classes either had no relevance to resilience or were disadvantageous for resilience.

From Science Daily

“So not allowing the right to an abortion is disadvantageous to one group over the other,” she said.

From Salon

Ko’s links to Japan, which had colonized the Korean Peninsula in the past, and the fact that she wasn’t Kim Jong Il’s first wife, are considered as disadvantageous for Kim’s dynastic rule.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• adverse
• derogatory
• disparaging
• hurtful
• injurious
• prejudicial
• unfavorable