Meanings
Adjective (な)
Noun
1. nachteilig; ungünstig; Nachteiligkeit; Benachteiligung; Nachteil
2. schlechte Situation; ungünstige Lage
Kanji used
negative
profit
Pitch accent
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Composed of
un-; non-; negative prefix
Profit; Nutzen; Vorteil; Vorzug; Zins; Zinssatz
Used in vocabulary (3 in total)
nachteilig; ungünstig; unfreundlich; gegen jmds. Interesse; Nachteil; Rückschlag
advantage or disadvantage
situation (turn of events) being unfavorable (disadvantageous)
Examples (12 in total)
Everything is against us.
His nationality counted against him.
This evidence was against him.
Having no will is the worst handicap.
The decision was unfavourable to us.
Poor eyesight is a handicap to a sportsman.
The judge decided against the plaintiff.
Everything militated against his success.
I made it plain that the situation was unfavourable to us.
Mary testified against Tom in court.
Being short is a disadvantage to a volleyball player.
His bad health is a great disadvantage to him.