Home › Words › D › disbenefitdisbenefitdisbenefit · noun — A drawback or disadvantage.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, disbenefit ranks #35,512 of 42,862 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom dis- + benefit.nounA drawback or disadvantage.e.g.“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 […]” — 2016, John Simpson, The Word Detective, Little, Brown, published 2016, page 65:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.drawback 79% match — A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away. vs disbenefit →downside 74% match — A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous. vs disbenefit →disad 70% match — A disadvantage. vs disbenefit →disadvantage 69% match — A weakness or undesirable characteristic; con; drawback. vs disbenefit →disvantageous 68% match — Disadvantageous. vs disbenefit →disadvantageously 68% match — In a disadvantageous manner. vs disbenefit →disadvantageable 67% match — injurious; disadvantageous. vs disbenefit →discommodity 67% match — Disadvantage; inconvenience. vs disbenefit →