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disbenefit

noun

Etymology

From dis- + benefit.

  1. derived from bienfet
  2. derived from bienfait
  3. derived from benfet — “well-done”
  4. inherited from benefytt
  5. prefixed as disbenefit — “dis + benefit”

Definitions

  1. A drawback or disadvantage.

    • As a contrast to the freedoms of the previous two decades, we were starting to appreciate the benefits and disbenefits of what became known as political correctness […]

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA