disadvantage
/ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/ nounDefinition
› [C] something which makes a situation more difficult, or makes you less likely to succeed: One disadvantage of living in the country is the lack of public transport.
at a disadvantage › having problems that other people do not have: Being shy puts him at a disadvantage.
(Definition of disadvantage noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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