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Downside vs Disadvantage - What's the difference?

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Disadvantage is a synonym of downside.



As nouns the difference between downside and disadvantage

is that downside is a disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous while disadvantage is a weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con.

As a verb disadvantage is

to place at a disadvantage.

downside

English

(wikipedia downside)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
    • The downside of obtaining a higher rank is that far more work is expected.
  • A downward tendency, especially in the price of shares etc

    • Antonyms

    * upside

    Anagrams

    *

    disadvantage

    English

    Alternative forms

    * disadvauntage (obsolete)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con.
    • The disadvantage to owning a food processor is that you have to store it somewhere.
  • A setback or handicap.
    • My height is a disadvantage for reaching high shelves.
  • * Burke
    • I was brought here under the disadvantage of being unknown by sight to any of you.
  • * Palfrey
    • Abandoned by their great patron, the faction henceforward acted at disadvantage .
  • Loss; detriment; hindrance.
  • * Bancroft
    • They would throw a construction on his conduct, to his disadvantage before the public.

    Synonyms

    * (an undesirable characteristic) afterdeal, con, drawback, downside * (a handicap) afterdeal, weakness

    Antonyms

    * advantage

    Verb

    (disadvantag)
  • To place at a disadvantage.
    • They fear it might disadvantage honest participants to allow automated entries.
  • * 2013 September 28, , " London Is Special, but Not That Special," New York Times (retrieved 28 September 2013):
    • For London to have its own exclusive immigration policy would exacerbate the sense that immigration benefits only certain groups and disadvantages the rest. It would entrench the gap between London and the rest of the nation. And it would widen the breach between the public and the elite that has helped fuel anti-immigrant hostility.

    Synonyms

    * tell against

    Derived terms

    * disadvantageous * disadvantageously * disadvantageousness