DISADVANTAGE

I. noun Etymology: Middle English disavauntage, from Anglo-French desavantage, from des- dis- + avantage advantage Date: 14th century loss or damage especially to reputation, credit, or finances ; detriment , 2. an unfavorable, inferior, or prejudicial condition , a quality or circumstance that makes achievement unusually difficult ; handicap , II. transitive verb Date: circa 1534 to place at a ~ ; harm