English-Dutch translations for disadvantage

• minpunt
  Het minpunt is dat het daardoor nauwelijks mogelijk is om voldoende lof te uiten wanneer deze echt verdiend is. The disadvantage is that when we really have some genuine praise to give, it does not come with the force that is deserved.
• nadeel
  Kortom, het ene nadeel werkt het andere nadeel in de hand. In short, one disadvantage engenders another.
  Zij worden erdoor in het nadeel gesteld. It is going to put them at a disadvantage.
  Deze principes kunnen in ons nadeel uitvallen. These principles can put us at a disadvantage.

Definition of disadvantage

• A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con
• A setback or handicap
• Loss; detriment; hindrance
• To place at a disadvantage

Examples

• The disadvantage to owning a food processor is that you have to store it somewhere.
• My height is a disadvantage for reaching high shelves.
• They fear it might disadvantage honest participants to allow automated entries.

Related words

• disadvantaged
• disadvantageous
• disadvantageously
• disadvantaged neighbourhood
• educational disadvantage