OXFORD 9000
📚 noun • entry_id 29147

downside

/ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
inconveniente
A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
Hazardous and nuclear waste came to represent the downside of industrial prosperity.
The downside of obtaining a higher rank is that far more work is expected.
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