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downside

/ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd/

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What does downside mean?

noun

  1. A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
  2. A downward tendency, especially in the price of shares etc.
  3. The side of something that is at the bottom, or that is intended to face downward.
More meanings (7)

proper noun

  1. A southern suburb of Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0320).
  2. A suburb of Eastbourne, East Sussex (OS grid ref TV5999).
  3. A hamlet in Chilcompton parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district, near Downside Abbey and Downside School (OS grid ref ST6450).
  4. A small village in Shepton Mallet parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6244).
  5. A small village in Backwell parish and Wrington parish, North Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4966).
  6. A small village in Elmbridge borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ1158).
  7. A rural community of the City of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
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