DISADVANTAGES vs HANDICAP: NOUN
- Plural form of disadvantage.
- The quality of having an inferior or less favorable position
- The condition of being unable to perform as a consequence of physical or mental unfitness
- Advantage given to a competitor to equalize chances of winning
- A race or contest in which contestants are given advantages or compensations to equalize the chances of winning.
- Such an advantage or penalty.
- A physical or mental disability.
- A disadvantage or inconvenience. : disadvantage.
- An old game at cards, not unlike loo.
- In racing and athletics, an extra burden placed upon, or a special requirement made of, a superior competitor in favor of an inferior, in order to make their chances more equal.
- Something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
- An allowance of a certain amount of time or distance in starting, granted in a race to the competitor possessing inferior advantages; or an additional weight or other hindrance imposed upon the one possessing superior advantages, in order to equalize, as much as possible, the chances of success.
- A race, for horses or men, or any contest of agility, strength, or skill, in which there is an allowance of time, distance, weight, or other advantage, to equalize the chances of the competitors.
- An old game at cards.
- A physical or mental disability of the body which makes normal human activities more difficult or impossible.
- Any disadvantage that makes an activity more difficult or impossible.
- The disadvantage itself, in particular physical or mental disadvantages of people.
- An old game at cards. - Pepys
- A race in which the supposed superiority of certain competitors is counterbalanced by penalties of additional weight, distance, or time imposed on them, or the inferiority of others is compensated by a certain amount of time or distance granted them in starting; any contest or competition in which an allowance of time or distance or other advantage is given to an inferior competitor: as, the Newmarket handicap.
DISADVANTAGES vs HANDICAP: ADJECTIVE
- N/A
- Handicapped.
DISADVANTAGES vs HANDICAP: VERB
- Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disadvantage.
- Put at a disadvantage; hinder, harm
- Put at a disadvantage
- Attempt to forecast the winner (especially in a horse race) and assign odds for or against a contestant
- Injure permanently
- To place at disadvantage.
- To estimate betting odds.
DISADVANTAGES vs HANDICAP: TRANSITIVE VERB
- N/A
- To cause to be at a disadvantage; impede.
- To assign handicaps or a handicap to (a contestant).
- To encumber with a handicap in any contest; hence, in general, to place at disadvantage.
DISADVANTAGES vs HANDICAP: OTHER WORD TYPES
- N/A
- Figuratively, to place at a disadvantage by the imposition of any embarrassment, impediment, or disability: as, handicapped by age, by inexperience, etc.
- To impose, as upon a competitor in a race or other contest, some disadvantage, such as a penalty of additional weight or distance or an allowance of a start or other advantage to an opponent.
- Noting a contest in which certain competitors are handicapped: as, a handicap race or game.
DISADVANTAGES vs HANDICAP: RELATED WORDS
- Shortcomings, Challenges, Limitations, Obstacles, Difficulties, Pitfalls, Detriments, Downsides, Advantages, Drawbacks, Disfavour, Hamper, Disfavor, Hinder, Handicap
- Hurdle, Disabled, Disabilities, Disable, Disablement, Deterrent, Incapacitate, Hinder, Invalid, Hamper, Impairment, Impediment, Hindrance, Disability, Disadvantage
DISADVANTAGES vs HANDICAP: DESCRIBE WORDS
- Risks, Weaknesses, Problems, Shortcomings, Limitations, Obstacles, Difficulties, Pitfalls, Detriments, Downsides, Advantages, Drawbacks, Hamper, Hinder, Handicap
- Obstacle, Hurdle, Disabled, Disabilities, Disable, Disablement, Deterrent, Incapacitate, Hinder, Invalid, Hamper, Impairment, Hindrance, Disability, Disadvantage
DISADVANTAGES vs HANDICAP: SENTENCE EXAMPLES
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- Log House Museum is handicap accessible with our new front walk and relocated handicap ramp.
- Do you have, for your use, a handicap parking sticker or handicap license plate?
- Handicap placards allow drivers and passengers with disabilities to park in handicap parking spaces.
- Parking in handicap spaces is prohibited unless the student possesses a handicap sticker.
- The average handicap differential is then used to calculate your handicap index.
- Long walk to my handicap room, even from the handicap parking area.
- This cabin is best for handicap but not fully handicap accessable.
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- People with disabilities have special parking privileges when displaying a handicap placard, handicap plate or handicap parking hang tag.
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