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Disadvantage
01
a situation that has fewer or no benefits over another, which makes succeeding difficult
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Abstract
Composition
Compound
Countable
Plural form
disadvantages
Examples
Growing up in a remote village put him at a disadvantage compared to his peers in the city.
to disadvantage
01
to reduce someone or something's chance of success compared to that of other people or things
Grammatical Information
Composition
derived
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
disadvantage
3rd person singular
disadvantages
Present participle
disadvantaging
Past simple
disadvantaged
Past participle
disadvantaged
Examples
The new policy might disadvantage smaller businesses compared to larger corporations.
Lexical Tree
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