drawback

== English == === Etymology === From draw +‎ back. Compare setback. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɔːˌbæk/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɔˌbæk/, (sometimes) [ˈd͡ʒɹɔˌbæk], (intrusive r, New England) [ˈd͡ʒɹɔɹˌbæk] (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /ˈdɹɑˌbæk/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈdɹoːˌbæk/ (Philippines) IPA(key): /ˈdɹoˌbæk/ === Noun === drawback (plural drawbacks) A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away. Synonyms: encumbrance, hindrance, nuisance, malefit Antonyms: benefit, advantage, boon A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee. The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette, viewed as a skill of the practised smoker. ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === backward, drawkcab == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dʁo.bak/ === Noun === drawback m (plural drawbacks) drawback (disadvantage) drawback (partial refund) === Further reading === “drawback”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012