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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

disbenefit en · NOUN

Etymology

From dis- + benefit.

Meanings

  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 […] 2016, John Simpson, The Word Detective, Little, Brown, published 2016, page 65:

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Synonyms

detriment · drawback