disadvantage
noun
absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
disadvantages
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pluralof disadvantage.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof disadvantage (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
disadvantagenounabsence or deprivation of advantage or equality.
Example Sentences
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The disadvantages of Broadcom’s AI-chip strategy are also coming into sharper focus as the financial capacity of the healthiest tech companies gets stretched.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
But financial advisers are starting to be more honest about owning’s disadvantages too.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 2, 2026
In theory, natural selection might be expected to gradually remove traits that produce such disadvantages.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 19, 2026
As F1's smallest team, both in terms of personnel and budget, Haas have some natural disadvantages that are hard to overcome.
From BBC ● Aug. 18, 2026
The second subsection reviews three issues: the problem of focusing on a description of professional activity rather than an exposition of subject matter, the overuse of apologetic language, and the disadvantages of excessive hedging.
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
