Shortcoming vs Downside - What's the difference?
shortcoming | downside |
deficiency
* 2013 , Daniel Taylor, Rickie Lambert's debut goal gives England victory over Scotland'' (in ''The Guardian , 14 August 2013)[http://www.theguardian.com/football/2013/aug/14/england-scotland-international-friendly]
A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
A downward tendency, especially in the price of shares etc
As nouns the difference between shortcoming and downside
is that shortcoming is deficiency while downside is a disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.shortcoming
English
Noun
(en noun)- They were behind twice, first to James Morrison's 11th-minute strike and then Kenny Miller's effort early in the second half. England responded with goals of their own from Theo Walcott and Daniel Welbeck and, on the balance of play, probably deserved the victory. On the flip-side', they could conceivably have lost because of their various ' shortcomings in defence. They also have a goalkeeper, Joe Hart, who is a danger to his own team on nights like these.
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(wikipedia downside)Noun
(en noun)- The downside of obtaining a higher rank is that far more work is expected.
