disadvantage

(eg. synonym, rose, ancient )

disadvantage /ˌdɪs əd ˈvæn tɪdʒ/ ?

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It took the drivers at Road and Track 32 seconds to reach 60 mph, which would put the Dauphine at a severe disadvantage in any drag race involving farm equipment.
Whites are more likely to say prejudice and discrimination put blacks at a disadvantage than to say those factors contribute to white advantage.
Some animals are at a disadvantage.

"When you have a play-in game, you have a disadvantage in preparation because you don't know which team you'll play for two days of practice," Louisville coach Rick Pitino told the Louisville Courier-Journal.
on Mar 15, 2009 By: Rick Pitino Source: Reuters
"At least on the basketball court I could find a community of sorts, with an inner life all its own," Obama wrote. "It was there that I would make my closest white friends, on turf where blackness couldn't be a disadvantage."
on Jun 16, 2008 By: Barack Obama Source: Washington Post
"Customers don't buy an airline ticket based on whether or not they will get a free soda onboard, but with US Airways being the only large network carrier to charge for drinks, we are at a disadvantage," Parker wrote.
on Feb 23, 2009 By: Doug Parker Source: Bloomberg