counteradvantage

English

Etymology

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.