disadvantage

IPA: dɪsʌdvˈæntɪdʒ

noun

  • A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con.
  • A setback or handicap.
  • Loss; detriment; hindrance.

verb

  • (transitive) To place at a disadvantage.
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Examples of "disadvantage" in Sentences

  • FB Connect’s main disadvantage is Facebook itself.
  • I think the main disadvantage is the mess insided the deer when you field dress it.
  • The main disadvantage is the installation cost, which is considerably more than a tank heater.
  • 1 Includes variants - so the number of occurrences for the term disadvantage, for example would also include occurrences of the terms disadvantaged, disadvantages, disadvantaging...
  • Another disadvantage is the fact that because a girl has spent so much time and money to get a degree she doesn't want to marry right after graduatuion but first spends some time working at a career and paying back her debts.
  • Its disadvantage is that it is complex, takes a long time write, with always the possibility that other life happenings will eventually interfere with its timely completion, or simply that the author loses motivation to finish it, with other ideas and projects coming to seem more interesting.
  • While the advantage of having such in depth background knowledge would normally be a full appreciation of details (and range of opinions), the disadvantage is they can sway policy solely based on the opinion of a single person (themselves) and throw up a technical smokescreen to strengthen their case.

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