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disbenefits

disbenefits is the plural of disbenefit.

Meaning of disbenefit

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

Questions about disbenefits

What is disbenefits the plural of?
Disbenefits is the plural of disbenefit.

Words near disbenefits in the dictionary

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

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