<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>Absence or deprivation of advantage or equality.</li><li>Synonyms: hindrance, inconvenience, drawback</li><li>The state or an instance of being in an unfavorable circumstance or condition: to be at a disadvantage.</li><li>Something that puts one in an unfavorable position or condition: His bad temper is a disadvantage.</li><li>Injury to interest, reputation, credit, profit, etc.; loss: Your behavior is a disadvantage to your family's good name.</li><li>Synonyms: damage, harm, hurt, detriment</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) disadvantaged, disadvantaging.</li><li>To subject to disadvantage: I was disadvantaged by illness.</li></ul>