DISADVANTAGE

Meaning of DISADVANTAGE in English

[verb] [T]Teachers claim such measures could unfairly disadvantage (= cause to be less successful) ethnic minorities.

Cambridge English vocab. Кембриджский английский словарь. 2012

DISADVANTAGE — desavantage, detriment, damage
English interlingue dictionary
DISADVANTAGE — I. |dis+ noun Etymology: alteration (influenced by ad- ) of Middle English disavauntage, from Middle French desavantage unfavorable condition, from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DISADVANTAGE — /dis'euhd van"tij, -vahn"-/ , n. , v. , disadvantaged, disadvantaging . n. 1. absence or deprivation of advantage or equality. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DISADVANTAGE — I. ˌdis-əd-ˈvan-tij noun Etymology: Middle English disavauntage, from Anglo-French desavantage, from des- dis- + avantage advantage Date: 14th century 1. …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DISADVANTAGE — vt to injure the interest of; to be detrimental to. 2. disadvantage ·noun loss; detriment; hindrance; prejudice to interest, fame, …
Webster English vocab
DISADVANTAGE — [dis.ad.van.tage] n [ME disavauntage, fr. MF desavantage, fr. OF, fr. des- dis- + avantage advantage] (14c) 1: loss or damage …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DISADVANTAGE — / ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ; NAmE -ˈvæn-/ noun [ C , U ] disadvantage (of sth) | disadvantage (to sth) something that causes …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISADVANTAGE — I. dis ‧ ad ‧ van ‧ tage 1 /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ $ -ˈvæn-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable] [ Word …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DISADVANTAGE — n. & v. --n. 1 an unfavourable circumstance or condition. 2 damage to one's interest or reputation. --v.tr. cause disadvantage …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DISADVANTAGE — n. & v. n. 1 an unfavourable circumstance or condition. 2 damage to one's interest or reputation. v.tr. cause disadvantage …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DISADVANTAGE — n. & v. --n. 1. an unfavourable circumstance or condition. 2 damage to one's interest or reputation. --v.tr. cause disadvantage …
Oxford English vocab
DISADVANTAGE — ( disadvantages) 1. A disadvantage is a factor which makes someone or something less useful, acceptable, or successful than other …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DISADVANTAGE — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a deprived/disadvantaged background ▪ The school has a high percentage of pupils from disadvantaged …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DISADVANTAGE — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big , considerable , decided ( esp. AmE ), distinct , grave , great , huge , …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DISADVANTAGE — See ↑ DISADVANTAGE 1,2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ be at a disadvantage • ↑ be to sb's/sth's disadvantage • ↑ have …
Longman Activator English vocab
DISADVANTAGE — INDEX: 1. a bad feature of something 2. something that makes it more difficult for someone to succeed 3. to …
Longman Activator English vocab
DISADVANTAGE — n. 1 deprivation, set-back, drawback, liability, handicap, defect, flaw, shortcoming, weakness, weak spot, fault Being colour-blind has not been a …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
DISADVANTAGE — сущ. 1) а) неудобство, невыгодное положение, неблагоприятное условие (for, to) б) барьер, помеха, преграда, препятствие, затруднение a decided disadvantage ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DISADVANTAGE — disadvantage.ogg 1. ͵dısədʹvɑ:ntıdʒ n 1. 1> невыгодное, неблагоприятное положение to be at a disadvantage - быть в невыгодном положении to …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DISADVANTAGE — disadvantage сущ.1) а) неудобство, невыгодное положение, неблагоприятное условие ( for, to) б) барьер, помеха, преграда, препятствие, затруднение a decided disadvantage …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DISADVANTAGE — 1. ͵dısədʹvɑ:ntıdʒ n 1. 1> невыгодное, неблагоприятное положение to be at a disadvantage - быть в невыгодном положении to feel …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DISADVANTAGE — сущ. 1) а) неудобство, невыгодное положение, неблагоприятное условие ( for, to ) б) барьер, помеха, преграда, препятствие, затруднение a decided …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DISADVANTAGE — сущ. 1) а) неудобство, невыгодное положение, неблагоприятное условие (for, to) б) барьер, помеха, преграда, препятствие, затруднение a decided disadvantage — явное препятствие / затруднение It …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DISADVANTAGE — _n. 1> невыгода, невыгодное положение; to be at a disadvantage - быть в невыгодном положении; to take smb. at a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DISADVANTAGE — n. 1. невыгода, невыгодное положение; to be at a disadvantage - быть в невыгодном положении; to take smb. at a …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DISADVANTAGE — 1. сущ. 1) невыгодное положение 2) убыток, ущерб 3) недостаток - put to a disadvantage - sell to disadvantage 2. гл. 1) ставить в невыгодное положение 2) причинять …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
DISADVANTAGE — _n. 1> невыгода, невыгодное положение; to be at a disadvantage быть в невыгодном положении; to take smb. at a disadvantage …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DISADVANTAGE — 1) невыгодное положение; невыгодное условие 2) убыток, ущерб • - legal disadvantage
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
DISADVANTAGE — недостаток; убыток - disadvantage of the prior art
Англо-Русский словарь по патентам и товарным знакам
DISADVANTAGE — сущ. 1) а) неудобство, невыгодное положение, неблагоприятное условие (for, to) б) барьер, помеха, преграда, препятствие, затруднение a decided disadvantage ≈ …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DISADVANTAGE — kaulangan
English-Visayan vocabulary
DISADVANTAGE — I. noun Etymology: Middle English disavauntage, from Anglo-French desavantage, from des- dis- + avantage advantage Date: 14th century loss or …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DISADVANTAGE — (v. t.) To injure the interest of; to be detrimental to.
Английский словарь Webster
DISADVANTAGE — (n.) Loss; detriment; hindrance; prejudice to interest, fame, credit, profit, or other good.
Английский словарь Webster
DISADVANTAGE — (n.) Deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality, condition, circumstance, or the like; that which hinders success, or causes loss …
Английский словарь Webster
DISADVANTAGE — ( v. t. ) To injure the interest of; to be detrimental to.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISADVANTAGE — ( n. ) Loss; detriment; hindrance; prejudice to interest, fame, credit, profit, or other good.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISADVANTAGE — ( n. ) Deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality, condition, circumstance, or the like; that which hinders success, or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DISADVANTAGE — v. cause to be in an inferior or position; cause loss, harm
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DISADVANTAGE — n. problematic condition; defect, drawback
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DISADVANTAGE — n. Function: transitive verb Date: circa 1534 : to place at a disadvantage : HARM
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DISADVANTAGE — n. Pronunciation: ˌ dis- ə d- ' van-tij Function: noun Etymology: Middle English disavauntage, from Anglo-French desavantage, from des- dis- …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DISADVANTAGE — ■ noun an unfavourable circumstance or condition. ■ verb put in an unfavourable position. ↘[as adjective ~d ] in socially …
Concise Oxford English vocab
DISADVANTAGE — disadvantag|e BrE AmE ˌdɪs əd ˈvɑːnt ɪdʒ § -æd-, § -ˈvænt- AmE \ -ˈvæn t̬ - ▷ disadvantag|ed d ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DISADVANTAGE — (~s) 1. A ~ is a factor which makes someone or something less useful, acceptable, or successful than other people …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DISADVANTAGE — Synonyms and related words : abuse, ado, afflict, aggrieve, annoyance, anxiety, bar, befoul, besetment, bewitch, blight, blocking, bother, burden, burthen, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISADVANTAGE — n. Function: noun an unfavorable or prejudicial quality or circumstance FF1C; the machine has two serious disadvantages FF1E; Synonyms: detriment, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
DISADVANTAGE — n. 1. Unfavorableness, ~ousness, inconvenience. 2. Injury, loss, damage, detriment, disservice, prejudice, hurt, drawback, harm.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
DISADVANTAGE — noun an unfavorable or prejudicial quality or circumstance the machine has two serious disadvantages Synonyms: detriment, disability, drawback, handicap Related …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISADVANTAGE — noun
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
DISADVANTAGE — n. 25B6; noun DRAWBACK, snag, downside, stumbling block, fly in the ointment, catch, hindrance, obstacle, impediment; flaw, defect, weakness, fault, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DISADVANTAGE — n. 1) to offset, outweigh a ~ 2) a decided ~ 3) a ~ for, to 4) a ~ to …
The Bbi Combinatory Dictionary of English - A Guide to Word Combinations
DISADVANTAGE — Недостаток
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DISADVANTAGE — 1) невыгодность 2) недостаток (в отличие от преимущества)
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
DISADVANTAGE — (v) наносить ущерб
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DISADVANTAGE — (n) неблагоприятное положение; неблагоприятное условие; недостаток; убыток; ущерб
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DISADVANTAGE — 1. [͵dısədʹvɑ:ntıdʒ] n 1. 1) невыгодное, неблагоприятное положение to be at a ~ - быть в невыгодном положении to feel …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DISADVANTAGE — v. причинять ущерб
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DISADVANTAGE — n. невыгодное положение, неудобство, помеха, вред, ущерб
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DISADVANTAGE — v. причинять ущерб
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DISADVANTAGE — n. невыгодное положение, неудобство, помеха, вред, ущерб
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DISADVANTAGE — недостаток
Англо-Русский физический словарь
DISADVANTAGE — невыгода, невыгодное положение; застать кого-л. врасплох; быть в более выгодном положении, чем кто-л.; вред, ущерб; неудобство; помеха disadvantaged - невыгодный
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
DISADVANTAGE — недостаток, вред; убыток, ущерб
Англо-Русский словарь по строительству и новым строительным технологиям

Cambridge English vocab

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