Drawback vs Weakness - What's the difference?
drawback | weakness |
A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.
(uncountable) The condition of being weak.
(countable) An inadequate quality; fault
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As nouns the difference between drawback and weakness
is that drawback is a disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away while weakness is the condition of being weak.drawback
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(en noun)- Poor fuel economy is a common drawback among larger vehicles.
Anagrams
*weakness
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citation, passage=The story struck the depressingly familiar note with which true stories ring in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness , mean and embarrassing and sad.}}
Aston Villa 2-1 Bradford (3-4), passage=Bradford had preyed on Villa's inability to defend set pieces, corners in particular, in their first-leg win and took advantage of the weakness again as Hanson equalised to restore their two-goal aggregate lead.}}