disadvantageous
/dɪsˌædˌvænˈteɪʤəs/
adjective
/dɪsˌædˌvænˈteɪʤəs/
adjective
Britannica Dictionary definition of DISADVANTAGEOUS
[more disadvantageous; most disadvantageous]
formal
:
making it harder for a person to succeed or to do something
:
causing someone to have a disadvantage
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They might have to resell the property at a disadvantageous time.
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Minority groups find themselves in a disadvantageous position.
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The current system is disadvantageous to women.
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opposite advantageous
— disadvantageously
adverb
[more disadvantageously; most disadvantageously]