drawback

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈdɹɔːˌbæk/

Noun

drawback (plural drawbacks)

1. A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.

   Poor fuel economy is a common drawback among larger vehicles.

2. A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.
3. The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette.

Translations

• French: inconvénient, désavantage
• German: Nachteil
• Italian: svantaggio
• Portuguese: desvantagem
• Russian: недоста́ток
• Spanish: desventaja, pega

Translations

• French: drawback
• Spanish: reintegro, drawback (anglicism)

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