dis·ad·van·ta·geous 
/dɪsˌædˌvænˈteɪʤəs/ adjective
/dɪsˌædˌvænˈteɪʤəs/ adjective [more disadvantageous; most disadvantageous] formal : making it harder for a person to succeed or to do something : causing someone to have a disadvantage
▪ They might have to resell the property at a disadvantageous time. ▪ Minority groups find themselves in a disadvantageous position. ▪ The current system is disadvantageous to women. — opposite advantageous
▪ They might have to resell the property at a disadvantageous time. ▪ Minority groups find themselves in a disadvantageous position. ▪ The current system is disadvantageous to women. — opposite advantageous
— dis·ad·van·ta·geous·ly adverb [more disadvantageously; most disadvantageously]
