Etymology

disadvantage

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Today it means: A weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback. Full definition →

Middle English disavauntage ← Old French desavantage
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  1. Old French · derived fromdesavantage
  2. Middle English · inherited fromdisavauntage
  3. English todaydisadvantage

From Middle English disavauntage, from Old French desavantage.

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