Synonym: drawback, handicap, inconvenience, liability. Antonym: advantageous. Similar words: advantage, take advantage of, advance, advanced, advancing, in advance, in advance of, advance booking. Meaning: [‚dɪsəd'vɑːntɪdʒ] 
n. the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position. v. put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm.
n. the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position. v. put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm. 
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1, Every advantage has its disadvantage.
2, His bad health is a great disadvantage to him.
3, Lack of qualifications is an obvious disadvantage.
4, My lack of practical experience was a disadvantage.
5, The other candidate's main disadvantage is her age.
6, He's at a disadvantage being so shy.
7, The main disadvantage of the material is that it fades in strong sunlight.
8, His two main rivals suffer the disadvantage of having been long-term political exiles.
9, One disadvantage of living in the town is the lack of safe places for the children to play.
10, We were put at a disadvantage.
11, I felt at a disadvantage.
12, Teachers claim such measures could unfairly disadvantage ethnic minorities.
13, We were put at a serious disadvantage.
14, The disadvantage is that it is not universally available.
15, Some pension plans may disadvantage women.
16, Criminal behaviour can be linked to economic disadvantage .
17, A snap election would be to their disadvantage.
18, My father thought that I'd be at a disadvantage if I wrote left-handed.
19, But there is a disadvantage to be set against this fact.
20, They are privileging a tiny number to the disadvantage of the rest.
21, What's the main disadvantage?
22, One disadvantage for the bank is that its huge size - over 15 000 staff - makes it unwieldy and slow-moving.
23, His inability to speak English puts him at a disadvantage when he attends international conferences.
24, This change in the law will be to the disadvantage of small firms.
25, The children from poor families were at a distinct disadvantage.
26, His inability to speak French puts him at a disadvantage.
27, The new rules may put European farmers at a disadvantage .
28, There was no reason for her to feel at a disadvantage.
29, These requirements will have to be standardized if some banks are not to suffer a competitive disadvantage.
30, I hope my lack of experience won't be to my disadvantage.
More similar words: advantage, take advantage of, advance, advanced, advancing, in advance, in advance of, advance booking, percentage, antagonist, antagonism, antagonize, sadist, sadism, sadistic, outage, stage, visage, a stage, contagion, heritage, hostage, upstage, cottage, contagious, shortage, envisage, sabotage, disaster, disagree.