counteradvantage

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English

Etymology

From counter- +‎ advantage.

Noun

counteradvantage (plural counteradvantages)

  1. An advantage held by an opponent.
    • 2021, Richard Hough, The Longest Battle: The War at Sea 1939-1945:
      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.
  2. A disadvantage that cancels out an advantage.
    • 1983, D. J. Van Vuuren, Dan J. Kriek, Political Alternatives for Southern Africa, page 91:
      However, Lijphart is not convinced of the validity of this criticism and points out counteradvantages.