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minus

minus

5 3.8
A bad point or feature of something
  • noun
  • /ˈmaɪnəs/
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  • The only minus during these action sequences is that the shaky cam will drive some viewers mad.

Trump back on Twitter pluses and minuses go it.

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Examples

  • The only real minus in the film, acting-wise, comes from the gang led by the unimaginatively named Big Evil (Maurice Compte).

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  • That development could be a minus, according to the plan, because it could push out folks already there.

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  • This is a plus, not a minus.

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  • However, we still have the fraud from the bottommost to the topmost infesting the system, so that's a big minus.

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  • One major minus of working from home is the lack of social interaction.

  • The report highlighted the minus of increased traffic congestion in the city.

  • His lack of experience was seen as a minus during the job interview.

Synonyms

downside
vsminus
131 3.6

A bad part of something that is usually good

is the neutral term for a negative aspect without positive implication
drawback
vsminus
50 3.4

A thing that makes something less good or useful

is a general negative aspect rather than a specific failing

Antonyms

2.8

Something that helps a person do better than others

Compounds

minus sign
  • Specialized
1 2.1

A small horizontal line used to show subtraction or a negative number

Arctium minus
  • Specialized
9.9

A wild plant with large leaves and round burrs that stick to clothes

tau-minus particle
  • Specialized
9.9

A heavy, short-lived tiny part of matter like an electron but much heavier

Tropaeolum minus
  • Specialized
9.9

A small garden plant with bright yellow flowers you can eat

Spirillum minus
  • Specialized
9.9

A bacterium that causes rat-bite fever in people after a bite from a rat or mouse

How Negative

liability
95 5.7
minus
5 3.8
drawback
50 3.4
neutrality
22 4.4
benefit
1.0

Surface Forms

minus singular
minuses plural

Etymology

Minus comes from the Latin minus, meaning 'less', so a 'minus' is a thing that makes something less good or less valuable. That's why people talk about the minuses of a choice when they mean its disadvantages.