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disbenefit

disbenefit noun: a drawback or disadvantage.

Noun

disbenefit (plural disbenefits)

  1. A drawback or disadvantage.
    • As a contrast to the freedoms of the previous two decades, we were starting to appreciate the benefits and disbenefits of what became known as political correctness […]2016, John Simpson, The Word Detective, Little, Brown, published 2016, page 65
    Synonyms:
    drawback, detriment

Synonyms of disbenefit

Forms of disbenefit

pluraldisbenefits

Origin of disbenefit

From dis- + benefit.

Questions about disbenefit

What does disbenefit mean?
Disbenefit means a drawback or disadvantage.
What part of speech is disbenefit?
Disbenefit is a noun.
What is the plural of disbenefit?
The plural of disbenefit is disbenefits.

Words near disbenefit in the dictionary

  1. disbenching
  2. disbenchment
  3. disbend
  4. disbending
  5. disbends
  6. disbenefit
  7. disbenefits
  8. disbent
  9. disbind
  10. disbinding
  11. disbinds

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