Downside
/ˈdaʊnsaɪd/noun
The negative aspect or disadvantage of something.
The downside of owning a car is the cost of its maintenance.
Often appears as...
- the downside of
- potential downside
noun
The negative aspect or disadvantage of something.
The downside of owning a car is the cost of its maintenance.
Often appears as...
- the downside of
- potential downside
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Pro Tip 1/3Not Always Bad
The 'downside' might lead to beneficial learning or improvements, not just problems.
The downside of failing the test is that you learn to study more effectively.
Pro Tip 2/3Subjectivity
'Downside' can be subjective, varying from person to person based on their perspective or situation.
Some see rain as a downside, while farmers may welcome it.
Pro Tip 3/3Context Awareness
Understanding the context is crucial as 'downside' can be used literally or metaphorically.
The downside of this hill is steep, but the real downside is the lack of safety rails.
Compare with
deficiencydisadvantagedraw backfaultlimitationpitfallshortcomingweak
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Filming Lions Hunting...
and how clever they were how strategic you know where they laid between waterholes they knew when and where the elephants were going to come of the trees and when they were going to drink but that on the sort of downside really it was just heartbreaking to see a beautiful large animal like an elephant just kind of pulled down
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Depressed dogs, cats...
and once we feel them, we then are motivated to move away from whatever is dangerous. The problem is when we begin to feel fear and anxiety in situations that don't call for it. Mood disorders, too, may actually just be the unfortunate downside of being a feeling animal, and obsessive compulsive disorders also
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How civilization could...
I get the chance to stress that obviously there are huge downsides and indeed, massive risks, both to mass surveillance and to global governance. I'm just pointing out that if we are lucky, the world could be such that these would be the only ways you could survive a black ball. The logic of this theory,
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Do we really need...
which is resistant to over 50 different insecticides. Another downside is that other bugs get caught in the crossfire. Some of these are helpful predators of plant pests or vital pollinators, so erasing them from agriculture wipes out their benefits, too. Pesticides have improved over time
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Confessions of a...
along that mission towards success. And if the downside of not micromanaging is potentially this perceived notion that you might fail more often, and if it's really not that bad, what is the upside? Well, we saw the upside and it's pretty great. We tasked our engineers and said,
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Renewable Energy 101 PIPE...
renewable energy has many advantages it is not without downsides it is difficult for renewable energy sources to generate power on the same large scale as fossil fuels building wind farms and dams can disrupt the wildlife and migration
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An eco-modernist...
solar will be part of the mix but they won't be enough on their own like all energy technologies they have some serious downsides they're the opposite of dense requiring huge amounts of land and natural resources and because
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Fostering Tiny Baby Rock...
so what are they going to do with this baby well 600 miles away in adelaide a different and more common species of wallaby is ready and waiting to become her surrogate mum now there is a downside to this that the
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My journey to thank all...
And it just drove home that it doesn't take a village to make a cup of coffee. It takes the world to make a cup of coffee. And this global economy, this globalization, it does have downsides.
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What a digital...
and most importantly, our sovereignty. Even in case of a physical attack on our territory. Some of you might be thinking by Where are the downsides? Well, going all digital
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Filming Lions Hunting...
and how clever they were how strategic you know where they laid between waterholes they knew when and where the elephants were going to come of the trees and when they were going to drink but that on the sort of downside really it was just heartbreaking to see a beautiful large animal like an elephant just kind of pulled down
Video examples
Depressed dogs, cats...
and once we feel them, we then are motivated to move away from whatever is dangerous. The problem is when we begin to feel fear and anxiety in situations that don't call for it. Mood disorders, too, may actually just be the unfortunate downside of being a feeling animal, and obsessive compulsive disorders also
Video examples
How civilization could...
I get the chance to stress that obviously there are huge downsides and indeed, massive risks, both to mass surveillance and to global governance. I'm just pointing out that if we are lucky, the world could be such that these would be the only ways you could survive a black ball. The logic of this theory,
Video examples
Do we really need...
which is resistant to over 50 different insecticides. Another downside is that other bugs get caught in the crossfire. Some of these are helpful predators of plant pests or vital pollinators, so erasing them from agriculture wipes out their benefits, too. Pesticides have improved over time
Video examples
Confessions of a...
along that mission towards success. And if the downside of not micromanaging is potentially this perceived notion that you might fail more often, and if it's really not that bad, what is the upside? Well, we saw the upside and it's pretty great. We tasked our engineers and said,
Video examples
Renewable Energy 101 PIPE...
renewable energy has many advantages it is not without downsides it is difficult for renewable energy sources to generate power on the same large scale as fossil fuels building wind farms and dams can disrupt the wildlife and migration
Video examples
An eco-modernist...
solar will be part of the mix but they won't be enough on their own like all energy technologies they have some serious downsides they're the opposite of dense requiring huge amounts of land and natural resources and because
Video examples
Fostering Tiny Baby Rock...
so what are they going to do with this baby well 600 miles away in adelaide a different and more common species of wallaby is ready and waiting to become her surrogate mum now there is a downside to this that the
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My journey to thank all...
And it just drove home that it doesn't take a village to make a cup of coffee. It takes the world to make a cup of coffee. And this global economy, this globalization, it does have downsides.
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What a digital...
and most importantly, our sovereignty. Even in case of a physical attack on our territory. Some of you might be thinking by Where are the downsides? Well, going all digital
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Joe Hart
English Athlete
There are plenty of downsides in life for anyone, including me. Everyone has their own personal worries. Everyone has normal families, with normal arguments. But in football, things are going really well, and that's what I want to maintain. That's one thing I can keep on top of.
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Gabrielle Carteris
American Actress
The thing I enjoy most about campaigning is getting to have so many conversations with members. The downside is it takes away from the work of the union. I think that the work of the members is the most important thing.
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Park Bo-gum
South Korean Actor
I can't take the subway anymore. I think I can still take the bus, though. It's a double-edged sword because I'm grateful that people recognize and support me, but there are definite downsides to that.
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Jennifer Garner
American Actress
I know I live a charmed, beautiful life and nobody wants to hear a celebrity whine. The last thing I want to do is complain; I love what I do and I know every job comes with a downside.
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Howard Rheingold
American Critic
We already know that spam is a huge downside of online life. If we're going to be spammed on our telephones wherever we go, I think we're going to reject these devices.
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Justin Simien
American Director
The downside of doing a multi-protagonist movie is that you don't get to service each character as you would if they were the central protagonist of the movie.
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Greg Rusedski
British Athlete
The downside isn't really injury, fear of injury or the process of fighting back from injury. The downside, the very worst thing in the world, is surgery.
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George Smathers
American Politician
Don't look at the downside of everything that comes along. It helps life move along so much smoother and nicer.
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Isabelle Kocher
French Businesswoman
It turns out that the greatly underestimated downside of technological progress is a fractured world.
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Melissa Auf der Maur
Canadian Musician
But everything you do in life has a downside.
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Joe Hart
English Athlete
There are plenty of downsides in life for anyone, including me. Everyone has their own personal worries. Everyone has normal families, with normal arguments. But in football, things are going really well, and that's what I want to maintain. That's one thing I can keep on top of.
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Gabrielle Carteris
American Actress
The thing I enjoy most about campaigning is getting to have so many conversations with members. The downside is it takes away from the work of the union. I think that the work of the members is the most important thing.
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Park Bo-gum
South Korean Actor
I can't take the subway anymore. I think I can still take the bus, though. It's a double-edged sword because I'm grateful that people recognize and support me, but there are definite downsides to that.
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Jennifer Garner
American Actress
I know I live a charmed, beautiful life and nobody wants to hear a celebrity whine. The last thing I want to do is complain; I love what I do and I know every job comes with a downside.
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Howard Rheingold
American Critic
We already know that spam is a huge downside of online life. If we're going to be spammed on our telephones wherever we go, I think we're going to reject these devices.
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Justin Simien
American Director
The downside of doing a multi-protagonist movie is that you don't get to service each character as you would if they were the central protagonist of the movie.
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Greg Rusedski
British Athlete
The downside isn't really injury, fear of injury or the process of fighting back from injury. The downside, the very worst thing in the world, is surgery.
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George Smathers
American Politician
Don't look at the downside of everything that comes along. It helps life move along so much smoother and nicer.
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Isabelle Kocher
French Businesswoman
It turns out that the greatly underestimated downside of technological progress is a fractured world.
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Melissa Auf der Maur
Canadian Musician
But everything you do in life has a downside.
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