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Drawback

noun/ˈiːlˌɑːŋɡeɪɾɪŋ/
Definition
the quality of being a hindrance
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/ˈiːlˌɑːŋɡeɪɾɪŋ/
🇬🇧British English
/dɹˈɔːbak/
🇮🇳Indian English
/dɹˈɔːbak/
2 syllables Say it as /ˈiːlˌɑːŋɡeɪɾɪŋ/.
Examples
Parts of Speech
nounthe quality of being a hindrance
“he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan”
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Nachteil
die Eigenschaft, ein Hindernis zu sein
🇫🇷French
inconvénient
la qualité d'être un obstacle
🇪🇸Spanish
inconveniente
la cualidad de ser un obstáculo
🇮🇹Italian
inconveniente
la qualità di essere un ostacolo
🇳🇱Dutch
nadeel
de kwaliteit van het hinderen
🇵🇹Portuguese
desvantagem
qualidade do que é um obstáculo
🇷🇺Russian
недостаток
качество быть помехой
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कमी
बाधक होने का गुण
🇧🇩Bengali
অপূর্ণতা
একটি বাধা হচ্ছে গুণমান
🇮🇳Tamil
குறைபாடு
ஒரு தடையாக இருக்கும் தரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
లోపము
అవరోధంగా ఉండే నాణ్యత
🇮🇳Marathi
दोष
अडथळा असण्याची गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
ખામી
અવરોધ બનવાની ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ನ್ಯೂನತೆ
ಒಂದು ಅಡಚಣೆಯ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
പോരായ്മ
ഒരു തടസ്സം എന്ന ഗുണനിലവാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਕਮੀ
ਇੱਕ ਰੁਕਾਵਟ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
خرابی
رکاوٹ بننے کا معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
退税
成为障碍的品质
🇯🇵Japanese
欠点
邪魔になる性質
🇰🇷Korean
약점
방해가 되는 특성
🇻🇳Vietnamese
nhược điểm
chất lượng của việc trở thành một trở ngại
🇹🇭Thai
ข้อเสียเปรียบ
คุณภาพของการเป็นอุปสรรค
🇮🇩Indonesian
kekurangan
kualitas menjadi penghalang
🇵🇭Filipino
sagabal
ang kalidad ng pagiging hadlang
🇲🇾Malay
kelemahan
kualiti menjadi penghalang
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
العيب
نوعية كونها عائقا
🇮🇷Persian
اشکال
کیفیت مانع بودن
🇹🇷Turkish
dezavantaj
engel olmanın niteliği
🇮🇱Hebrew
חִסָרוֹן
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Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'drawback'?
The primary meaning of 'drawback' is 'the quality of being a hindrance'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'drawback' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'drawback' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'drawback' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'drawback' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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