Disbenefit
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A drawback or disadvantage.
"As a contrast to the freedoms of the previous two decades, we were starting to appreciate the benefits and disbenefits of what became known as political correctness […]"
Synonyms
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More examples"As a contrast to the freedoms of the previous two decades, we were starting to appreciate the benefits and disbenefits of what became known as political correctness […]"
Etymology
From dis- + benefit.
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