drawback
50
3.4
- noun
- /ˈdrɔˌbæk/
:
desventaja
- This layout does come with some drawbacks, the most obvious one being the lack of windows.
- a major drawback
- benefits and drawbacks
- one drawback
However, there are some serious drawbacks to this approach.
- However, there are some serious drawbacks to this approach.
- You can say, OK, well, this is the drawback and here is the benefit.
- The drawback, the loan drawback is you are paying for all four of those cars.
- So I mean, there's, there's benefits and drawbacks to either, right?
- Now all that sounds good, but there are also some major drawbacks to consider.
- And my issue is that there are enormous drawbacks to both.
- Now, as I said, some people think that that is actually a drawback.
- Running a public company does have its drawbacks.
Examples
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That's the one drawback of living in London.
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There will always be drawbacks to an approach like this.
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You can say, OK, well, this is the drawback and here is the benefit.
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But you know, a drawback is it does still take some time.
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The only drawback is, only two can play.
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However, it did have one drawback: it had no bar; only beer and wine were served.
Fiction book (1992) -
So that is really the big drawback with those different fuels.
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A good choice of property; its only drawback is its ugly appearance.
Fiction book (1999) -
However, there are some serious drawbacks to this approach.
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One major drawback of the plan is that it will require significant funding.
Synonyms
150
3.4
A fault that makes something less useful or valuable
131
3.6
A bad part of something that is usually good
69
3.7
A weakness that makes a person or thing less effective
21
5.7
A thing that makes it difficult to do something, like an injury or traffic
12
3.0
A part of a person or thing that is not strong and can cause problems
5
3.8
A bad point or feature of something
Antonyms
How Serious
- Informal
30
3.7
17
4.1
50
3.4
108
2.9
107
4.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word drawback comes from the parts draw ('pull') and back ('toward the rear'). Imagine an anchor or rope that pulls you back and stops you moving forward, so a drawback is a feature that makes something less good or a real disadvantage.