downside

[downside]

A negative aspect of something that is generally positive; "there is a downside even to motherhood"

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Noun
a negative aspect of something that is generally positive; "there is a downside even to motherhood"


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Usage Examples

For me, growing up, the downside of it was that as a kid you don't want to stand out. You don't want to have a famous father let alone get a job because of your famous father, you know? But I'm a product of nepotism. That's how I got my foot in the door, through my dad.

I always want to say to people who want to be rich and famous: 'try being rich first'. See if that doesn't cover most of it. There's not much downside to being rich, other than paying taxes and having your relatives ask you for money. But when you become famous, you end up with a 24-hour job.

Eating ice cream and not exercising is great. The downside is your health isn't so good.

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Other Usage Examples

Golf has an ambivalent relationship with the environment. On one hand, it's a great preserver of open spaces. Golf doesn't pave the world - it helps to green the world. But the downside is, it uses a lot of fertilizer, pesticides and water.

I think that the Information Age is great, but there's a downside to it obviously as well, and it's that false information can be perpetuated so quickly. And it's sad that so many people will believe it.

I think travel is probably the downside of playing professional golf, but you've got to do it.

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