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.

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

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

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 …

Dec 14, 2025 · disadvantage (third-person singular simple present disadvantages, present participle disadvantaging, simple past and past participle disadvantaged) (transitive) To place …

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 …