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disadvantageous
adjective
involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectiveness
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 15
- Starts with
- D
- Ends with
- S
- Contains
- ISADVANTAGEOU
- Scrabble score
- 21
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
dɪsˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs
Meaning
Definitions
adjective
involving or creating circumstances detrimental to success or effectiveness
“a disadvantageous outcome”
In context
Example Sentences
a disadvantageous outcome
a well-known study from the 1970's showed that gender stereotyping placed women in a disadvantageous position
made an unfavorable impression
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