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counteradvantage

counteradvantage noun: an advantage held by an opponent.

Noun

counteradvantage (plural counteradvantages)

  1. An advantage held by an opponent.
    • Besides the up-to-date quality of Germany's warships (and her armoured ships had always been so tough as to be virtually unsinkable by gunfire), Germany had two other great counteradvantages.2021, Richard Hough, The Longest Battle: The War at Sea 1939-1945
  2. A disadvantage that cancels out an advantage.
    • However, Lijphart is not convinced of the validity of this criticism and points out counteradvantages.1983, D. J. Van Vuuren, Dan J. Kriek, Political Alternatives for Southern Africa, page 91

Forms of counteradvantage

pluralcounteradvantages

Origin of counteradvantage

From counter- + advantage.

Questions about counteradvantage

What does counteradvantage mean?
Counteradvantage means an advantage held by an opponent.
What part of speech is counteradvantage?
Counteradvantage is a noun.
What is the plural of counteradvantage?
The plural of counteradvantage is counteradvantages.

Words near counteradvantage in the dictionary

  1. counteraddress
  2. counteraddresses
  3. counteradhesive
  4. counteradvance
  5. counteradvances
  6. counteradvantage
  7. counteradvantages
  8. counteradvertising
  9. counteradvice
  10. counteradvise
  11. counteradvised

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