Nachteil — meaning in English
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English meaning
- demerit noun A weak point or drawback in something.
- disadvantage noun A drawback, weakness, or unfavorable circumstance compared to others.
- downside noun A disadvantage or negative aspect of something otherwise good.
- drawback noun A disadvantage or downside to something otherwise good.
- liability noun A legal or financial responsibility for a debt, loss, or obligation.
Senses
Nachteil is used for these senses in English:
- demerit A quality of being inadequate; a disadvantage, a fault.
- downside A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
- drawback The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette, viewed as a skill of the practised smoker.
- liability A handicap that holds something back, a drawback, someone or something that is a burden to whoever is required to take care of them; a person or action that exposes others to greater risk.
demerit — full definition
- noun A weak point or drawback in something.
- noun A mark recorded against someone at school or in the army for bad behavior.
- noun Whatever a person has earned, whether it is a reward or a punishment.
disadvantage — full definition
- noun A drawback, weakness, or unfavorable circumstance compared to others.
- verb To put someone in a weaker or less favorable position.
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