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counteradvantage en · NOUN

Etymology

From counter- + advantage.

Meanings

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:

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