The downside, well, it's how thoroughly work gets mixed up with my private life.
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Downside
//ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd//
Synonyms for "downside" (14 found)
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Noun(3 words)
Related words (7)
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6 entriesTranslations
32 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- недостатък noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
Chinese Mandarin
2 entries- 缺點 /缺点 noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
- 負面 /负面 noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
Dutch
3 entries- keerzijde noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
- nadeel noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
- schaduwzijde noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
Finnish
4 entries- haittapuoli noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
- huono puoli noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
- laskusuunta noun (downward tendency)
- laskusuuntaus noun (downward tendency)
German
4 entries- Abschwächung noun (downward tendency)
- Abwärtsbewegung noun (downward tendency)
- Abwärtstrend noun (downward tendency)
- Kehrseite noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
Hungarian
4 entries- buktató noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
- csökkenő tendencia noun (downward tendency)
- hátrány noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
- valaminek a rossz oldala noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
Italian
2 entries- il rovescio della medaglia noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
- lato negativo noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
Slovak
2 entries- nevýhoda noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
- slabina noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
Spanish
1 entries- inconveniente noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
Swedish
2 entries- avigsida noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
- baksida noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
Turkish
3 entries- dezavantaj noun (disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous)
- zarar noun (downward tendency)
- zarar beklentisi noun (downward tendency)
Sample sentences
22 total sentences available.
Being handsome also has its downside.
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Tidying up is great, but it has the downside that one can never find anything afterwards!
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The downside of fame is scrutiny.
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