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Word entry · 8 letters

downside

Best crossword clue

"Negative aspect"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd/Part of speech nounSorted ddeinoswStarts with DEnds with E1 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. Negative aspect or disadvantage of something.

Word origin

From down (a hill) + side.

Used in a sentence

  • The downside of obtaining a higher rank is that far more work is expected.
  • Hazardous and nuclear waste came to represent the downside of industrial prosperity.
  • The downside of being snaggle-toothed is that you whistle through them and people can't understand what you're talking about.

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