DISADVANTAGE
Dis`ad*van"tage, v. t. Etym: [Cf. F. désavantager.]
Defn: To injure the interest of; to be detrimental to.
DISADVANTAGEABLE
Dis`ad*van"tage*a*ble, a.
Defn: Injurious; disadvantageous. [Obs.] Bacon.
DISADVANTAGEOUS
Dis*ad`van*ta"geous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. désavantageux.]
Defn: Attended with disadvantage; unfavorable to success or prosperity; inconvenient; prejudicial; — opposed to advantageous; as, the situation of an army is disadvantageous for attack or defense. Even in the disadvantageous position in which he had been placed, he gave clear indications of future excellence. Prescott. — Dis*ad`van*ta"geous*ly, adv. — Dis*ad`van*ta"geous*ness, n.
DISADVENTURE Dis`ad*ven"ture, n. Etym: [Pref. dis- + adventure: cf. OF. desaventure.]
Defn: Misfortune; mishap. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.
DISADVENTUROUS
Dis`ad*ven"tur*ous, a.
Defn: Unprosperous; unfortunate. [Obs.] Spenser.