Complete Definition of "downside"

English
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Etymology
Compound of down + side.

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-downside.ogg|Audio (US)

Noun
downside

  1. A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.

#: The downside of obtaining a higher rank is that far more work is expected.

  1. A downward tendency, especially in the price of shares etc

Translations
trans-top|A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Finnish: haittapuoli, huono puoli, varjopuoli
trans-mid
trans-bottom

trans-top|A downward tendency
trans-mid
trans-bottom

Antonyms
upside

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