downside
/ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.54 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
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Example Sentences
- "The downside of obtaining a higher rank is that far more work is expected."
- "Hazardous and nuclear waste came to represent the downside of industrial prosperity."
- "The downside of being snaggle-toothed is that you whistle through them and people can't understand what you're talking about."
- "The downside of using acid gas for enhanced oil recovery is that the incremental produced oil contains H₂S and has to be desulphurized."
- "The strategy is used both to increase the return on the underlying stock and to provide a limited amount of downside protection."
- "I could go all the way back to 1982 and I'm sure the effects of the expiration will be even more exacerbated on the downside of the spread."