disadvantage

disadvantage is a 12-letter English word with 5 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality, condition, circumstance, or the like; that which hinders success, or causes loss or injury. Face value is 18 in Scrabble and 21 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

12 letters · Scrabble 18 · Words With Friends 21 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. noun. Deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality, condition, circumstance, or the like; that which hinders success, or causes loss or injury.
2. noun. Loss; detriment; hindrance; prejudice to interest, fame, credit, profit, or other good.
3. transitive verb. To injure the interest of; to be detrimental to.
4. noun. the quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
5. verb. put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm

   "This rule clearly disadvantages me"

   Synonyms: disfavor, disfavour

Synonyms

disfavor, disfavour

Common word forms

disadvantaged, disadvantages, disadvantaging, disadvantageous

Words from these letters

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