"counteradvantage" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: counteradvantages [plural]
Etymology: counter- + advantage Etymology templates: {{pre|en|counter|advantage}} counter- + advantage Head templates: {{en-noun}} counteradvantage (plural counteradvantages)
  1. An advantage held by an opponent.
    Sense id: en-counteradvantage-en-noun-5GKZ7mKw
  2. A disadvantage that cancels out an advantage.
    Sense id: en-counteradvantage-en-noun-~DXye5ps Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with counter- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with counter-: 36 64

Inflected forms

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