DISADVANTAGING

Verb

disadvantaging

present participle of disadvantage

Source: Wiktionary


DISADVANTAGE

Dis`ad*van"tage (; 48, 61), n. Etym: [Cf. F. désavantage.]

1. Deprivation of advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality, condition, circumstance, or the like; that which hinders success, or causes loss or injury. I was brought here under the disadvantage of being unknown by sight to any of you. Burke. Abandoned by their great patron, the faction henceforward acted at disadvantage. Palfrey.

2. Loss; detriment; hindrance; prejudice to interest, fame, credit, profit, or other good. They would throw a construction on his conduct, to his disadvantage before the public. Bancroft.

Syn.

– Detriment; injury; hurt; loss; damage.

Dis`ad*van"tage, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. désavantager.]

Definition: To injure the interest of; to be detrimental to.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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