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disadvantageous

American  
[dis-ad-vuhn-tey-juhs, dis-ad-] / dɪsˌæd vənˈteɪ dʒəs, ˌdɪs æd- /

adjective

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

disadvantageous British  
/ ˌdɪsæd-, dɪsˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs /

adjective

  1. unfavourable; detrimental

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Other Word Forms

  • disadvantageously adverb
  • disadvantageousness noun
  • quasi-disadvantageous adjective
  • quasi-disadvantageously adverb

Etymology

Origin of disadvantageous

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

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