Dis`ad*van"tage (?; 48, 61), n. [Cf. F.
désavantage.] 1. Deprivation of
advantage; unfavorable or prejudicial quality, condition,
circumstance, or the like; that which hinders success, or causes loss
or injury.
I was brought here under the disadvantage of
being unknown by sight to any of you.
Burke.
Abandoned by their great patron, the faction
henceforward acted at disadvantage.
Palfrey.
2. Loss; detriment; hindrance; prejudice to
interest, fame, credit, profit, or other good.
They would throw a construction on his conduct, to his
disadvantage before the public.
Bancroft.
Syn. -- Detriment; injury; hurt; loss; damage.
Dis`ad*van"tage, v. t. [Cf. F.
désavantager.] To injure the interest of; to be
detrimental to.