DictionaryRoot: avantage
Old French
avantage
advantage, profit, superiority
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noun / verb
disadvantage
dis-ud-VAN-tij/dˌɪsʌdvˈæntɪdʒ/
A condition that reduces chances of success, or placing someone in that condition.
Etymology
The prefix reverses the idea of profit or superiority. The word first described loss or injury to someone's interests, then came to name a condition that makes success harder.