downside

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Etymology

Compound of down + side.

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Noun

downside (plural downsides)

1. A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.

   The downside of obtaining a higher rank is that far more work is expected.

2. A downward tendency, especially in the price of shares etc

Antonyms

• upside

Translations

disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous

Bulgarian: недостатък (bg) m. Finnish: haittapuoli, huono puoli, varjopuoli German: Kehrseite (de) f., Nachteil (de) m., Schattenseite (de) f.

Spanish: inconveniente (es) Turkish: dezavantaj (tr), zarar beklentisi (tr)

downward tendency

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