drawback
noun
a hindrance or disadvantage; an undesirable or objectionable feature.
drawbacks
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pluralof drawback.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The movie has its share of interesting observations of our built environment—of concrete’s drawbacks and often slapdash application, of the politics of urban housing development in which it plays a material part.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
There have been many prominent attempts over the years to solve the problem of accurately representing the surface of a sphere on a flat rectangle, each with its own benefits and drawbacks.
From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026
But that comes with a host of drawbacks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
The results were faster than those produced through cavitation, but the method also had important drawbacks.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026
This was an early hint of one of the emerging drawbacks of science funded on a large scale: the bigger the financial contribution, the more its donors wished to see tangible results from their money.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
