disadvantage
/ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.71 in modern English
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback.
Example Sentences
- "The disadvantage to owning a food processor is that you have to store it somewhere."
- "One of the disadvantages of increasing intermediate stops is that, as we have pointed out already, certain prestige trains have to suffer, notably the "Cornish Riviera Express", slowed 15min to Plymouth by stops at Taunton and Exeter; the "Torbay Express", decelerated 18min by stops at Reading, Westbury, Taunton and Newton Abbot; and the "Bristolian", which adds 14min in order to allow for a Bath stop and an increased load."
- "My height is a disadvantage for reaching high shelves."
- "I was brought hither under the disadvantage of being unknown, even by sight, to any of you."
- "1859-1890, John G. Palfrey, History of New England to the Revolutionary War Abandoned by their great patron, the faction henceforward acted at disadvantage."
- "They would throw a construction on his conduct, to his disadvantage before the public."
Etymology
From Middle English disavauntage, from Old French desavantage.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: disavauntage, desavantage
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪd͡ʒ/
- British English: /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/