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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The downside of this signing and imminent debut is that WWE is massively late to the party.
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The primary downside of extending missions for NASA is that fewer of its astronauts would get experience in orbit.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
Goldman Sachs: maintains neutral rating, raises price target to $90 from $80 Analyst Gabriela Borges’s new price target still signals downside of 27%.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 6 May 2025
What might be the downsides of online fame at such an early age?
—Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 10 May 2025
The primary downside of extending missions for NASA is that fewer of its astronauts would get experience in orbit.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2025
Goldman Sachs: maintains neutral rating, raises price target to $90 from $80 Analyst Gabriela Borges’s new price target still signals downside of 27%.
—Brian Evans, CNBC, 6 May 2025
What might be the downsides of online fame at such an early age?
—Jeremy Engle, New York Times, 1 May 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 21 May. 2025.
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