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1 disadvantageous
disædvən'tei‹əsadjective ugunstig, uheldigufordelaktigadj. \/ˌdɪsædvənˈteɪdʒəs\/, \/ˌdɪsædvɑːnˈteɪdʒəs\/ufordelaktig, ugunstigdisadvantageous to ugunstig for -
2 disadvantage
(something which makes a difficulty or which is an unfavourable circumstance: There are several disadvantages to this plan.) ulempe, mangel, minus- at a disadvantageulempesubst. \/ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ\/1) ulempe, bakside2) tap3) skadeat a disadvantage ugunstig stilt, underlegensette noen i en ugunstig situasjon, behandle noen stemoderligdra fordel av noens underlegenhet, overrumple noensell to disadvantage selge med tapshow oneself to disadvantage vise seg fra en ufordelaktig sideto somebody's disadvantage til skade for noen, til ulempe for noen, uheldig for noenunder every disadvantage under svært ugunstige forhold -
3 out on a limb
(on one's own and in a dangerous or disadvantageous position.) være i en vanskelig situasjon
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Disadvantageous — Dis*ad van*ta geous, a. [Cf. F. d[ e]savantageux.] Attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or prosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; opposed to {advantageous}; as, the situation of an army is disadvantageous for attack or defense.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
disadvantageous — I adjective adverse, baleful, baneful, biased, corrosive, counteractant, damaging, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, disapproved, disserviceable, gainless, harmful, hindering, hurtful, impolitic, inadvisable, incommodus, injurious,… … Law dictionary
disadvantageous — c.1600; see DISADVANTAGE (Cf. disadvantage) + OUS (Cf. ous). Related: Disadvantageously … Etymology dictionary
disadvantageous — [adj] detrimental, inconvenient adverse, contrary, damaging, debit side, deleterious, depreciative, depreciatory, derogatory, detracting, disparaging, downside, dyslogistic, harmful, hurtful, ill timed, inexpedient, injurious, inopportune,… … New thesaurus
disadvantageous — [dis΄ad΄vən tā′jəs] adj. causing or characterized by disadvantage; unfavorable; adverse; detrimental disadvantageously adv … English World dictionary
disadvantageous — adj. disadvantageous to * * * [ˌdɪsædvən teɪdʒəs] disadvantageous to … Combinatory dictionary
disadvantageous — [[t]dɪ̱sæ̱dvənte͟ɪʤəs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ to/for n Something that is disadvantageous to you puts you in a worse position than other people. The Second World War started in the most disadvantageous possible way for the western powers. Syn:… … English dictionary
disadvantageous — adjective this puts us in a disadvantageous position Syn: unfavorable, adverse, unfortunate, unlucky, bad; detrimental, prejudicial, deleterious, harmful, damaging, injurious, hurtful; inconvenient, inopportune, ill timed, untimely, inexpedient … Thesaurus of popular words
disadvantageous — disadvantage ► NOUN ▪ an unfavourable circumstance or condition. ► VERB 1) put in an unfavourable position. 2) (disadvantaged) in socially or economically deprived circumstances. DERIVATIVES disadvantageous adjective … English terms dictionary
disadvantageous — adjective Date: 1603 1. constituting a disadvantage 2. derogatory, disparaging • disadvantageously adverb • disadvantageousness noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
disadvantageous — disadvantageously, adv. disadvantageousness, n. /dis ad veuhn tay jeuhs, dis ad /, adj. characterized by or involving disadvantage; unfavorable; detrimental. [1595 1605; DIS 1 + ADVANTAGEOUS] * * * … Universalium