The meaning of DISADVANTAGE is loss or damage especially to reputation, credit, or finances : detriment. How to use disadvantage in a sentence.

One disadvantage of living in the town is the lack of safe places for children to play. We need to consider whether the disadvantages of the plan outweigh the advantages.

A disadvantage is a part of a situation which causes problems. Every job has its disadvantages.

Disadvantage definition: absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.. See examples of DISADVANTAGE used in a sentence.

1. absence or deprivation of advantage or equality. 2. the state or an instance of being in an unfavorable circumstance or condition: to be at a disadvantage. 3. something that puts one in …

Definition of disadvantage noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. something that causes problems and tends to stop somebody/something from succeeding or making …

dis•ad•van•tage (dis′əd van′ tij, -vän′ -), n., v., -taged, -tag•ing. n. absence or deprivation of advantage or equality. the state or an instance of being in an unfavorable circumstance or …

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This program has the disadvantage [= shortcoming] of being more expensive than the others. She had the disadvantage of growing up in a poor community. He felt that his lack of formal …

• The main disadvantages, apart from cost, is their considerable weight and the fact that they can chip. • The main disadvantage of being a nurse is working irregular hours.