adj
Meaning 1
Not advantageous.
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adj
Not advantageous.
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adjective
constituting a disadvantage
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: advantageous
History
Etymology tree English disadvantage Proto-Indo-European *h3ed- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *h3édosder.? Proto-Italic *-ŏ̄dsos? Old Latin -ōssus Latin -ōsus Old French -usbor. Middle English -ous English -ous English disadvantageous From disadvantage + -ous.
Across languages
24 source translations are retained for this English entry.