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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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
As with Insta360 cameras, that wide FOV does have its downsides.
—New Atlas, 4 Dec. 2025
One of the biggest downsides of rice milk may be its low protein content.
—Sarah Jividen, Verywell Health, 4 Dec. 2025
Lack of Ingredient Transparency The main downside of most mushroom coffee is that products do not disclose the amount of extracts or ground mushrooms.
—Jillian Kubala, Health, 3 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 8 Dec. 2025.
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