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Meanings of disadvantage in English

Russian
недостаток
Catalan
desavantatge

A negative or unwanted consequence or side effect of a solution.

      недостаток
      Portuguese
      prejudicar
      Catalan
      perjudicar
      Spanish
      perjudicar

      Put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm.

            prejudicar

            Argument that a team brings up against a policy action that is being considered.

                  Usage of disadvantage in English
                  1
                  WAYS of combating educational disadvantage have been identified by Government working group.
                  The Irish Times
                  2
                  AAR, however, said it was at a disadvantage on related company boards.
                  Reuters
                  3
                  The disadvantage is that the process demands time, energy and logistic support.
                  The Irish Times
                  4
                  The problem begins with an educational system that tends to perpetuate disadvantage.
                  The Guardian
                  5
                  But I don't believe his supposedly 'elitist' approach will prove a disadvantage.
                  The Guardian
                  6
                  I think it's a disadvantage for us that we played last year.
                  The Guardian
                  7
                  Their choice puts themselves, and especially their children, at a major disadvantage.
                  The Irish Times
                  8
                  However, students who lacked home computers may have been at a disadvantage.
                  The Irish Times
                  9
                  And of course they had the disadvantage of working with primitive equipment.
                  The book of spies
                  10
                  In the future, try to avoid being at such a stark disadvantage.
                  Cold Days
                  11
                  The greatest disadvantage of the Shugduf is the difficulty of keeping balance.
                  Personal Narrative of a Pilgrimage to Al-Madinah & Meccah — Volu...
                  12
                  It was a fair question, which naturally put me at a disadvantage.
                  Darkly Dreaming Dexter
                  13
                  In the domestic political sphere, Gore's straitened qualities work to his disadvantage.
                  The new yorker
                  14
                  That puts new private hospitals at a disadvantage - at least initially.
                  Reuters
                  15
                  He said the pact would not put U.S. workers at a disadvantage.
                  Reuters
                  16
                  That sort of thinking often puts you at a disadvantage, added Hedges.
                  BBC
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                  Translations for disadvantage
                  Portuguese
                  prejudicar
                  Spanish
                  perjudicar
                  Disadvantage through the time
                  Disadvantage across language varieties
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                  Common
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                  Common
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                  Common
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