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- Dictionarydisadvantageous/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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1. : constituting a disadvantage. 2. : derogatory, disparaging. disadvantageously adverb. disadvantageousness noun. Synonyms. adverse. counter. hostile. inimical. negative. prejudicial. unfavorable. unfriendly. unsympathetic. untoward. See all Synonyms & Antonyms in Thesaurus. Examples of disadvantageous in a Sentence.
Synonyms for DISADVANTAGEOUS: unfavorable, adverse, negative, hostile, detrimental, harmful, damaging, destructive; Antonyms of DISADVANTAGEOUS: advantageous, favorable, positive, beneficial, useful, sympathetic, friendly, good.
DISADVANTAGEOUS definition: 1. causing problems, especially causing something or someone to be less successful than other…. Learn more.
Definitions of disadvantageous. adjective. constituting a disadvantage. synonyms: minus, negative. involving disadvantage or harm. inexpedient. not suitable or advisable. harmful. causing or capable of causing harm. inopportune. not opportune. see more. Cite this entry. Style: MLA. "Disadvantageous."
causing problems, especially causing something or someone to be less successful than other things or people: disadvantageous to Email can be disadvantageous to people who have stronger oral skills than writing skills. Despite their high level of education these women were mostly in a disadvantageous position on the job market. Synonyms. adverse.
Disadvantageous definition: characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental.. See examples of DISADVANTAGEOUS used in a sentence.
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.
Causing or characterized by disadvantage; unfavorable; adverse; detrimental. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Not advantageous. Wiktionary. Synonyms: hurtful. wrong. slighting. prejudicial. inexpedient. inconvenient. unfavorable. harmful. detrimental. deleterious. untoward. unsatisfactory. unadvantageous. negative. adverse. Antonyms:
Definition of disadvantageous adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
OED's earliest evidence for disadvantageous is from 1550, in a translation by T. Nicolls. disadvantageous is formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: dis- prefix , advantageous adj.
