name · noun · 11 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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/ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A number of places in England:
A southern suburb of Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0320).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 2
A number of places in England:
A suburb of Eastbourne, East Sussex (OS grid ref TV5999).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 3
A number of places in England:
A hamlet in Chilcompton parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district, near Downside Abbey and Downside School (OS grid ref ST6450).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 4
A number of places in England:
A small village in Shepton Mallet parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6244).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 5
A number of places in England:
A small village in Backwell parish and Wrington parish, North Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4966).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 6
A number of places in England:
A small village in Elmbridge borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ1158).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning 7
A rural community of the City of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 8
A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
The downside of obtaining a higher rank is that far more work is expected.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: flipside
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 9
A downward tendency, especially in the price of shares etc.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 10
The side of something that is at the bottom, or that is intended to face downward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 11
a negative aspect of something that is generally positive
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
there is a downside even to motherhood
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Synonyms: none provided
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Broader terms: side
History
Etymology
From down (a hill) + side.
Compound of down + side.
Across languages
Translations
32 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
недостатък
(nedostatǎk)
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Chinese Mandarin:
負面 /负面
(fùmiàn)
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Chinese Mandarin:
缺點 /缺点
(quēdiǎn)
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Dutch:
nadeel
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Dutch:
keerzijde
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Dutch:
schaduwzijde
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Finnish:
haittapuoli
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Finnish:
huono puoli
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Finnish:
varjopuoli
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
German:
Kehrseite
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
German:
Nachteil
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
German:
Schattenseite
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Hungarian:
valaminek a rossz oldala
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Hungarian:
hátrány
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Hungarian:
árnyoldal
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Hungarian:
buktató
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Italian:
il rovescio della medaglia
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Italian:
lato negativo
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Slovak:
slabina
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Slovak:
nevýhoda
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Spanish:
inconveniente
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Swedish:
avigsida
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Swedish:
baksida
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous
Turkish:
dezavantaj
— disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous