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disadvantage

/ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ/ /ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/
  1. 1 (birini) dezavantajlı duruma düşürmek, (birinin) aleyhine olmak

Definition (English)

To put a person or group in a worse position than others.

Example Sentences

  1. The new rules disadvantage people who live far from the city.
    Yeni kurallar şehirden uzakta yaşayan insanları dezavantajlı duruma düşürüyor.
  2. Students without internet at home are seriously disadvantaged.
    Evinde internet olmayan öğrenciler ciddi biçimde dezavantajlı duruma düşüyor.

Verb Forms Regular

Base disadvantage
/ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ/
Past disadvantaged
/ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒd/
Participle disadvantaged
/ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒd/
Spelling rule

Ends in ‑e: add ‑ddisadvantage → disadvantaged

Fiil -e ile bittiği için sonuna yalnızca -d eklenir.

Same rule: love → loved · live → lived · use → used

Pronunciation of -ed
/t/worked /d/played /ɪd/wanted

Fiil yumuşak (ötümlü) bir ünsüzle, /dʒ/ sesiyle bittiği için -ed /d/ okunur; yeni hece eklenmez. disadvantaged /ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒd/

Synonyms

Antonyms

Collocations

be disadvantaged by somethingunfairly disadvantage someonebe seriously disadvantageddisadvantage someone in something

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