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I'm sure that was the right step, even though, formally speaking, it may seem disadvantageous for a president to resign. But, looking into what is happening today and what is going to happen in the future, I think history will show I made the right decision.
Eduard Shevardnadze

Meaning of "disadvantageous" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISADVANTAGEOUS

disadvantageous  [dɪsˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISADVANTAGEOUS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disadvantageous is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DISADVANTAGEOUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of disadvantageous in the English dictionary

The definition of disadvantageous in the dictionary is unfavourable; detrimental.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISADVANTAGEOUS


advantageous
ˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs
ambagious
æmˈbeɪdʒəs
circumambagious
ˌsɜːkəmæmˈbeɪdʒəs
contagious
kənˈteɪdʒəs
courageous
kəˈreɪdʒəs
interreligious
ˌɪntərɪˈlɪdʒəs
irreligious
ˌɪrɪˈlɪdʒəs
litigious
lɪˈtɪdʒəs
noncontagious
ˌnɒnkənˈteɪdʒəs
nonreligious
ˌnɒnrɪˈlɪdʒəs
oragious
ɒˈreɪdʒəs
outrageous
aʊtˈreɪdʒəs
prestigious
prɛˈstɪdʒəs
prodigious
prəˈdɪdʒəs
rampageous
ræmˈpeɪdʒəs
religious
rɪˈlɪdʒəs
sacrilegious
ˌsækrɪˈlɪdʒəs
umbrageous
ʌmˈbreɪdʒəs
uncourageous
ˌʌnkəˈreɪdʒəs
unreligious
ˌʌnrɪˈlɪdʒəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISADVANTAGEOUS

disaccommodate
disaccord
disaccordant
disaccredit
disaccustom
disacknowledge
disadorn
disadvance
disadvantage
disadvantaged
disadvantageously
disadvantageousness
disadventure
disadventurous
disaffect
disaffected
disaffectedly
disaffectedness
disaffection
disaffectionate

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISADVANTAGEOUS

aqueous
courteous
cutaneous
demiurgeous
epigeous
erroneous
gaseous
gorgeous
heterogeneous
hideous
homogeneous
hugeous
hypogeous
instantaneous
miscellaneous
righteous
simultaneous
spongeous
spontaneous
subcutaneous

Synonyms and antonyms of disadvantageous in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISADVANTAGEOUS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disadvantageous» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disadvantageous

Translation of «disadvantageous» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISADVANTAGEOUS

Find out the translation of disadvantageous to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disadvantageous from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disadvantageous» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

不利
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

desventajosa
570 millions of speakers

English

disadvantageous
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

हानिकर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

غير ملائم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

невыгодно
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

desvantajosa
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসুবিধাজনক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

désavantageux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Merugikan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

unvorteilhaft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

不利な
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disadvantageous
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

làm thiệt hại
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தீமைகளை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हानिकारक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

dezavantajlı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

svantaggioso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

niekorzystne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

невигідно
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezavantajos
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μειονεκτική
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nadelig
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ofördelaktig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ufordelaktig
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disadvantageous

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISADVANTAGEOUS»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disadvantageous

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3 QUOTES WITH «DISADVANTAGEOUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disadvantageous.
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Mary Boykin Chesnut
I think this journal will be disadvantageous for me, for I spend my time now like a spider spinning my own entrails.
2
Sol LeWitt
I believe that the artist's involvement in the capitalist structure is disadvantageous to the artist and forces him to produce objects in order to live.
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Eduard Shevardnadze
I'm sure that was the right step, even though, formally speaking, it may seem disadvantageous for a president to resign. But, looking into what is happening today and what is going to happen in the future, I think history will show I made the right decision.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISADVANTAGEOUS»

Discover the use of disadvantageous in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disadvantageous and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Uniting and monopolizing Farms proved disadvantageous to the ...
John Lewis (of Ipswich.) produce of our lands, excepting only one thirty-third part thereof. How widely difl'erent is this account from what those people above- mentioned are apt to believe? Therefore, as-our consumption so nearly equals our ...
John Lewis (of Ipswich.), 1801
2
The Evolution of Primate Societies
2007b Disadvantageous inequity aversion (impunity games) Rejection of low- quality food from experimenter disadvantageous inequity aversion (—/0) Yes No — 0 N/A Yes 5. oedipus 1 1 Neiworth et al. 2009 Rejection of low-quality food from ...
John C. Mitani, Josep Call, Peter M. Kappeler, 2012
3
Liberalism, Justice, and Markets: A Critique of Liberal Equality
1 0 per cent chance of the loss of $50,000, even though accepting the certain loss is financially disadvantageous. It is against this backdrop that Dworkin argues that it would be irrational for individuals to purchase insurance coverage against ...
Colin M. Macleod, Colin Murray Macleod, 1998
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Dispute Settlement Reports 2006: Volume 4, Pages 1249-1754
However, this nutritional disadvantage could be rectified through the consumption of another source of Vitamin C. Based on these considerations, we are not convinced that the requirement that novel foods not be nutritionally disadvantageous ...
World Trade Organization, 2008
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Data Warehouse Designs: Achieving ROI with Market Basket ...
The question is, Which has the higher cost, the prevention or the problem? Problems do exist that cost more than their prevention. So, in the case of a disadvantageous Complement, an action can be to either tolerate the co- occurrence of the ...
Fon Silvers, 2012
6
Self-Interest: An Anthology of Philosophical Perspectives ...
consider the act to have disadvantageous consequences. A expects to benefit, not by his own acts of disarmament, but by B's acts. Hence if A were to reason simply in terms of immediate interest, A might well decide to violate the pact. But A's ...
Kelly Rogers, 2014
7
Commonwealth Caribbean Contract Law
I therefore hold that a claimant who proves actual undue influence is not under the further burden of proving that the transaction induced by undue influence was manifestly disadvantageous: he is entitled as of right to have it set aside.
Gilbert Kodilinye, Maria Kodilinye, 2013
8
Labour Law in Japan
Different Types of Unfair Labour Practice I. Disadvantageous Treatment 348. Employers' conducts constituting an unfair labour practice can be classified roughly into four different types: (1) disadvantageous treatment; (2) conclusion of ' yellow ...
Tadashi Hanami, Fumito Komiya, 2011
9
Predictions in the Brain: Using Our Past to Generate a Future
Here, it was shown that normal subjects began to choose preferentially from the advantageous decks before they were able to report why these decks were preferred over the disadvantageous decks. They then began to form “hunches” about ...
Moshe Bar, 2011
10
The Concept of Rights
This provides another possible explanation for the fact that disadvantageous immunities are not referred to as rights. They simply are not mentioned because they are unreflectively respected. In the normal course of events, my immunity that ...
George W. Rainbolt, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISADVANTAGEOUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disadvantageous is used in the context of the following news items.
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Falling in Love in Search of Freedom | Tanushree Ghosh
The lack of numbers is disadvantageous, as it felt like swimming against the tide. Every day. We -- the few of us -- discussed in despair how we ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
So, What Happens If Chad Mendes Upsets Conor McGregor at UFC …
Even under disadvantageous circumstances, a loss to McGregor would be sort of a disaster. Suddenly, his three total defeats might start to ... «Bleacher Report, Jul 15»
3
Smartphone Division Layoffs Clouds Microsoft's Windows Phone …
... as their primary computing device, which puts Microsoft in a disadvantageous position compared to competitors such as Apple and Google. «Tom's Hardware, Jul 15»
4
Vitangcol on MRT mess: Why single me out? | Headlines, News, The …
... surprisingly ruled that only he should be held liable for allegedly entering into a contract that is allegedly disadvantageous to the government. «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
5
Plight of T&T's home-schooled children - Trinidad Express
In our humble view this is disadvantageous to Home school/private students.” Ali-Gouveia recommended then that two essays be written under ... «Trinidad & Tobago Express, Jul 15»
6
allAfrica.com: Namibia: Dyslexia Does Not Predict Failure
"This put our children in the most disadvantageous positions because we want our children to excel and achieve higher than their capabilities. «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
7
Canadian pension fund to oppose Samsung C&T merger: sources
... for 1 C&T share -- is disadvantageous for Samsung C&T shareholders. Elliott, led by activist billionaire Paul Singer, has a 7.12 percent stake. «The Korea Herald, Jul 15»
8
Where does Bangladesh stand? | The Daily Star
... who are skilled in English or local languages, and installation of a vehicle tracking system may also be disadvantageous for Bangladesh. «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
9
No withholding tax on income of domestic fund of funds - Lexology
The TDS requirement could hence have placed FoFs at a disadvantageous position when compared to other AIFs for no justified reason. «Lexology, Jul 15»
10
What Charles Darwin Taught Us About Marketing
Disadvantageous traits eventually weed out inadequate or weaker species. The strong rise; the weak fall. Today's world of consumerism is ... «Business 2 Community, Jul 15»

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