counteradvantage
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A disadvantage that cancels out an advantage.
Example Sentences
- "Besides the up-to-date quality of Germany's warships (and her armoured ships had always been so tough as to be virtually unsinkable by gunfire), Germany had two other great counteradvantages."
- "However, Lijphart is not convinced of the validity of this criticism and points out counteradvantages."