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# disadvantageous

adjective (disadvantageous) — formal

«disadvantageous» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

(formal) Causing a disadvantage; not helpful; putting someone in a worse position: «a disadvantageous deal». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disadvantageous/#m1)

### In the lessons

A formal exam word used in maths word problems about deals, in history and in news. It tells the reader that something makes things harder or worse for someone. Phrases: «disadvantageous to», «disadvantageous for», «a disadvantageous position».

### Examples

- Starting the race at the back was disadvantageous. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disadvantageous/#x1)
- The swap was disadvantageous to me: I gave three cards for one. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disadvantageous/#x2)
- Living far from school can be disadvantageous for sport clubs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disadvantageous/#x3)
- The wind was disadvantageous for the team playing towards the river. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disadvantageous/#x4)
- The rules were disadvantageous for smaller schools. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disadvantageous/#x5)
- It is disadvantageous to skip breakfast before a test. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disadvantageous/#x6)

### Note

Long word: dis-ad-van-TAY-jus. Opposite: «advantageous». Everyday words: «unhelpful», «worse», «bad for». Noun: «disadvantage». In a maths problem, a disadvantageous deal means you lose value — check by comparing the numbers.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «disadvantageous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/disadvantageous/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«disadvantageous» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/disadvantageous.html) on Mova free.