{
    "term": "disadvantage",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "disadvantage",
            "heSheIt": "disadvantages"
        },
        "pastSimple": "disadvantaged",
        "pastParticiple": "disadvantaged",
        "ingForm": "disadvantaging"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "to cause problems and tend to stop somebody/something from succeeding or making progress",
            "sensetop": "disadvantage somebody/something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Some pension plans may disadvantage women."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many people will be greatly disadvantaged by the new tax system."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Difficulty and failure"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "di/disadvantage/disadvantage__gb_2.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒɪz/",
                "audio": "di/disadvantage/disadvantages__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒd/",
                "audio": "di/disadvantage/disadvantaged__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌdɪsədˈvɑːntɪdʒɪŋ/",
                "audio": "di/disadvantage/disadvantaging__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒ/",
                "audio": "di/disadvantage/disadvantage__us_4.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒɪz/",
                "audio": "di/disadvantage/disadvantages__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒd/",
                "audio": "di/disadvantage/disadvantaged__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˌdɪsədˈvæntɪdʒɪŋ/",
                "audio": "di/disadvantage/disadvantaging__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": null
}