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Another word for drawback

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drawback

n.

shortcoming, detriment, hindrance, check; see disadvantage 2, impediment 1.

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Another word for drawback

noun

An unfavorable condition, circumstance, or characteristic:

detriment, disadvantage, handicap, minus. See help

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Boiling under reduced pressure has one very serious drawback, viz.
The chief drawback of the climate is an excess of rain in some parts, especially in the west.
The only drawback to the climate is the prevalence of high cold winds in winter.
This drawback has been overcome by the construction of " pluspressure " furnaces (figs.
There is, however, one (not insuperable) drawback in the use of the electric furnace for the smelting of pure metals.

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