downside
noun
down·side
ˈdau̇n-ˌsīd 
1
: a downward trend (as of prices)
2
: a negative aspect
the downside of fame
Examples of downside in a Sentence
He could find no downside to the car.
the downside of living in the country is, of course, the long commute to work
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But that convenience can have a downside.
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Jonathan Sanchez, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
The downside is your mother might beat you!
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Because there are so many downsides to feeding deer, experts strongly recommend refraining from doing so.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
There is also a potential industrial downside.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2025
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Jonathan Sanchez, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2025
The downside is your mother might beat you!
—Aliss Higham, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Because there are so many downsides to feeding deer, experts strongly recommend refraining from doing so.
—Anne Readel, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Dec. 2025
There is also a potential industrial downside.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for downside
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“Downside.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downside. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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