disadvantageousadj.

Brit.

/ˌdɪsadvənˈteɪdʒəs/,

/ˌdɪsadvanˈteɪdʒəs/, U.S.

/ˌdɪsˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/

Forms: see dis- prefix and advantageous adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: dis- prefix, advantageous adj.

Etymology: < dis- prefix + advantageous adj., after Middle French desavantageux, desaventageux (French désavantageux ) that places a person or thing at a disadvantage, involving or characterized by disadvantage (end of the 15th cent.), discreditable (1610 in the passage translated in quot. 1620).

1. Creating or resulting in unfavourable circumstances; that places a person or thing at a disadvantage with regard to another or others; involving or characterized by disadvantage.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [adjective]

unbeheveeOE

unprofitablec1350

thriftlessc1400

undisposingc1400

disprofitable1548

disadvantageous1550

incommodious1579

disadvantageable1587

unadvantageable1603

lossful1611

naught1620

disvantageous1622

disserviceable1645

incommodous1677

unserviceable1698

zero-sum1965

downside1983

the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > disadvantageousness > [adjective]

discommodious1540

disprofitable1548

disadvantageous1550

disadvantageable1587

inexpedient1608

disvantageous1622

unbeneficial1626

inconvenient1651

unserviceable1698

1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War iv. ii. f. cii They woulde haue consentedde to any thinge disaduantagious [Fr. desauentageuse] vnto them.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 168 To enter into some disadvantageous promise [Fr. promesse desauantageuse].

1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. vi. 305 The English were in a streit disadvantagious place.

1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. iii. ii. 155 We are obliged to bring our Hero on the Stage in a much more disadvantageous Manner than we could wish.

1796 Parl. Reg. 1781–96 XLIII. 617 We were losers..from the disadvantageous nature of the terms.

1861 R. W. Emerson Old Age in Wks. (1906) III. 131 The creed of the street is, Old Age is not disgraceful, but immensely disadvantageous.

1886 in S. Webb & B. Webb Industr. Democracy (1920) ix. 444 They accept terms that are disadvantageous to themselves.

1920 P. Klein Prison Methods N. Y. State viii. 254 Contract labor was on the whole financially disadvantageous to the State.

1950 Brit. Patent 639,596 1/2 The disadvantageous conditions at low speed have been found to disappear when the conventional type of flapped control surface towards the wing tip is replaced by the all-moving wing tip.

2016 Polish News Bull. (Nexis) 31 Mar. The value of loans..exceeded the value of property, placing borrowers in a highly disadvantageous position.

2. Tending to the discredit or disrepute of the person or thing in question; discreditable.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > disparagement or depreciation > [adjective]

detractive1490

detracting1530

derogatory1570

reproachful1574

detractory1585

disadvantageous1620

detractious1626

derogatingc1629

undervaluing1639

disparaging1645

derogative1646

diminutive1662

diminishing1675

vilipendinga1722

belittling1793

depreciatory1805

vilipensive1824

depreciating1837

detractatory1860

vilipenditory1884

depreciant1885

slurring1892

hatemongering1926

denigratory1955

marginalizing1977

1620 J. Pyper tr. H. d'Urfé Hist. Astrea x. 365 Before you take so disaduantagious [Fr. desauantageuse] opinion against me, demaund of Amaranthe, what she beleeues.

1660 A. Cowley Ode Blessed Restoration 8 Seen..in that ill disadvantageous Light, With which misfortunes strives t'abuse our sight.

1710 J. Swift Tale of Tub (ed. 5) Apol. sig. a2 Fixes..a disadvantageous Character upon those who never deserved it.

1741 D. Hume Ess. Moral & Polit. I. v. 51 Whatever disadvantageous Sentiment we may entertain of Mankind.

1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. i. ii. 69 Herodian concurs with Dio in his disadvantageous representation of the civilisation..among the Caledonian clans.

1857 J. Ruskin Notes Turner Gallery 1856 66 When he was about seventeen, [Turner] painted a portrait of himself, which will bear no very disadvantageous comparison with the earlier and firmly handled portraits of Watson and Raeburn.

1919 Scand. Stud. 5 278 The adherents of the church in this narrative appear in a very disadvantageous light.

2014 K. McCafferty Dead Man's Fancy iii. 23 She could count on him having her back, even if it meant showing himself in a disadvantageous light.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	disadvantageous
释义	disadvantageousadj. Brit. /ˌdɪsadvənˈteɪdʒəs/, /ˌdɪsadvanˈteɪdʒəs/, U.S. /ˌdɪsˌædvənˈteɪdʒəs/ Forms: see dis- prefix and advantageous adj. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: dis- prefix, advantageous adj. Etymology: < dis- prefix + advantageous adj., after Middle French desavantageux, desaventageux (French désavantageux ) that places a person or thing at a disadvantage, involving or characterized by disadvantage (end of the 15th cent.), discreditable (1610 in the passage translated in quot. 1620). 1. Creating or resulting in unfavourable circumstances; that places a person or thing at a disadvantage with regard to another or others; involving or characterized by disadvantage. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > [adjective] unbeheveeOE unprofitablec1350 thriftlessc1400 undisposingc1400 disprofitable1548 disadvantageous1550 incommodious1579 disadvantageable1587 unadvantageable1603 lossful1611 naught1620 disvantageous1622 disserviceable1645 incommodous1677 unserviceable1698 zero-sum1965 downside1983 the mind > goodness and badness > harmfulness > disadvantageousness > [adjective] discommodious1540 disprofitable1548 disadvantageous1550 disadvantageable1587 inexpedient1608 disvantageous1622 unbeneficial1626 inconvenient1651 unserviceable1698 1550 T. Nicolls tr. Thucydides Hist. Peloponnesian War iv. ii. f. cii They woulde haue consentedde to any thinge disaduantagious [Fr. desauentageuse] vnto them. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 168 To enter into some disadvantageous promise [Fr. promesse desauantageuse]. 1670 J. Milton Hist. Brit. vi. 305 The English were in a streit disadvantagious place. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones I. iii. ii. 155 We are obliged to bring our Hero on the Stage in a much more disadvantageous Manner than we could wish. View more context for this quotation 1796 Parl. Reg. 1781–96 XLIII. 617 We were losers..from the disadvantageous nature of the terms. 1861 R. W. Emerson Old Age in Wks. (1906) III. 131 The creed of the street is, Old Age is not disgraceful, but immensely disadvantageous. 1886 in S. Webb & B. Webb Industr. Democracy (1920) ix. 444 They accept terms that are disadvantageous to themselves. 1920 P. Klein Prison Methods N. Y. State viii. 254 Contract labor was on the whole financially disadvantageous to the State. 1950 Brit. Patent 639,596 1/2 The disadvantageous conditions at low speed have been found to disappear when the conventional type of flapped control surface towards the wing tip is replaced by the all-moving wing tip. 2016 Polish News Bull. (Nexis) 31 Mar. The value of loans..exceeded the value of property, placing borrowers in a highly disadvantageous position. 2. Tending to the discredit or disrepute of the person or thing in question; discreditable. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrepute > damage to reputation > disparagement or depreciation > [adjective] detractive1490 detracting1530 derogatory1570 reproachful1574 detractory1585 disadvantageous1620 detractious1626 derogatingc1629 undervaluing1639 disparaging1645 derogative1646 diminutive1662 diminishing1675 vilipendinga1722 belittling1793 depreciatory1805 vilipensive1824 depreciating1837 detractatory1860 vilipenditory1884 depreciant1885 slurring1892 hatemongering1926 denigratory1955 marginalizing1977 1620 J. Pyper tr. H. d'Urfé Hist. Astrea x. 365 Before you take so disaduantagious [Fr. desauantageuse] opinion against me, demaund of Amaranthe, what she beleeues. 1660 A. Cowley Ode Blessed Restoration 8 Seen..in that ill disadvantageous Light, With which misfortunes strives t'abuse our sight. 1710 J. Swift Tale of Tub (ed. 5) Apol. sig. a2 Fixes..a disadvantageous Character upon those who never deserved it. 1741 D. Hume Ess. Moral & Polit. I. v. 51 Whatever disadvantageous Sentiment we may entertain of Mankind. 1807 G. Chalmers Caledonia I. i. ii. 69 Herodian concurs with Dio in his disadvantageous representation of the civilisation..among the Caledonian clans. 1857 J. Ruskin Notes Turner Gallery 1856 66 When he was about seventeen, [Turner] painted a portrait of himself, which will bear no very disadvantageous comparison with the earlier and firmly handled portraits of Watson and Raeburn. 1919 Scand. Stud. 5 278 The adherents of the church in this narrative appear in a very disadvantageous light. 2014 K. McCafferty Dead Man's Fancy iii. 23 She could count on him having her back, even if it meant showing himself in a disadvantageous light. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1550
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