as in disadvantages
a feature of someone or something that creates difficulty for achieving success the question whether allowing the big-box stores in would be a disbenefit to the community
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Noun
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Being inside the Vatican bubble has journalistic advantages and disadvantages.—
ABC News, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026
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The use of wood isn’t without its disadvantages, though, namely one of weight.— Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 16 Apr. 2026
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So now our only choice, to protect the state and utility customers from the worst hazards and liabilities these contracts pose, is to challenge the Commission's unlawful approval of these secret data center contracts in the courts.— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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When city bureaucrats saw as liabilities schools that had been denied resources, parents saw community anchors.— Stacy Davis Gates, Chicago Tribune, 19 Apr. 2026
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“Disbenefits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/thesaurus/disbenefits. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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