svantaggio — meaning in English

English meaning

• detriment noun Harm or damage, especially as a drawback or cost of something else.
• disadvantage noun A drawback, weakness, or unfavorable circumstance compared to others.
• drawback noun A disadvantage or downside to something otherwise good.
• harm noun Physical injury or damage.

Senses

svantaggio is used for these senses in English:

• detriment Harm, hurt, damage.
• drawback The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette, viewed as a skill of the practised smoker.
• harm That which causes injury, damage, or loss.

disadvantage — full definition

1. noun A drawback, weakness, or unfavorable circumstance compared to others.
2. verb To put someone in a weaker or less favorable position.

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