Dictionary

drawback en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɹɔːˌbæk/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• [ˈd͡ʒɹɔˌbæk] (General-American, sometimes)
• /ˈdɹɔˌbæk/ (General-American)
• /ˈdɹɑˌbæk/ (cot-caught-merger)
• [ˈd͡ʒɹɔɹˌbæk] (General-American) intrusive r, New England
• /ˈdɹoːˌbæk/ (Australia)
• audio Brisbane
• /ˈdɹoˌbæk/ (Philippines)

Etymology

From draw + back. Compare setback.

Meanings

1. A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.
   • Poor fuel economy is a common drawback among larger vehicles.
   • there was no one real drawback to her flutter of excitement and happy anticipation 1820, Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, volume 121, page 526:
2. A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.
   • East-India goods, not specifically and particularly rated, are to be liable to duties and drawbacks on the value, to be taken by the gross price at the company's public sales. 1796, David Steel, New and Complete Tables of the Net Duties payable, and drawbacks allowed, on goods, wares, and merchandises..., page 5:
3. The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette, viewed as a skill of the practised smoker.
   • ‘I wanta learn to do the drawback better than Swiftie.’ 1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 123:

Forms

Antonyms

advantage · benefit · boon

Synonyms

malefit · encumbrance · hindrance · nuisance

Translations (52)

sv baksida (a disadvantage) · es reintegro (a partial refund) · es pega (a disadvantage) · ka ნაკლი (a disadvantage) · uk перешко́да (a disadvantage) · hu hátrány (a disadvantage) · es drawback (dróbak) (a partial refund) · ja 欠点 (a disadvantage) · de Zollrückvergütung (a partial refund) · ka უარყოფითი მხარე (a disadvantage) · fi haitta (a disadvantage) · it svantaggio (a disadvantage) · fr drawback (a partial refund) · fr inconvénient (a disadvantage) · sv nackdel (a disadvantage) · bg затрудне́ние (a disadvantage) · da ulempe (a disadvantage) · mi taumahatanga (a disadvantage) · ca inconvenient (a disadvantage) · pt desvantagem (a disadvantage) · es inconveniente (a disadvantage) · pl wada (a disadvantage) · fi huono puoli (a disadvantage) · de Minuspunkt (a disadvantage) · fi palautus (a partial refund) · cs zápor (a disadvantage) · ca desavantatge (a disadvantage) · bg пре́чка (a disadvantage) · de Haken (a disadvantage) · es desventaja (a disadvantage) · hu hátulütő (a disadvantage) · cs nevýhoda (a disadvantage) · da toldgodtgørelse (a partial refund) · da skyggeside (a disadvantage) · nb ulempe (a disadvantage) · fi varjopuoli (a disadvantage) · ro dezavantaj (a disadvantage) · cmn 缺點 /缺点 (a disadvantage) · nn ulempe (a disadvantage) · ru изъя́н (a disadvantage) · ru недоста́ток (a disadvantage) · ka ხარვეზი (a disadvantage) · fi haittapuoli (a disadvantage) · ko 결점 (a disadvantage) · ka წუნი (a disadvantage) · ar عائِق (a disadvantage) · uk недо́лік (a disadvantage) · de Schattenseite (a disadvantage) · de Nachteil (a disadvantage) · es reembolso parcial (a partial refund) · be недахо́п (a disadvantage) · fr désavantage (a disadvantage)