The difference between Disadvantage and Drawback

When used as nouns, disadvantage means a weakness or undesirable characteristic, whereas drawback means a disadvantage.


Disadvantage is also verb with the meaning: to place at a disadvantage.

check bellow for the other definitions of Disadvantage and Drawback

  1. Disadvantage as a noun:

    A weakness or undesirable characteristic; a con.

    Examples:

    "The disadvantage to owning a food processor is that you have to store it somewhere."

  2. Disadvantage as a noun:

    A setback or handicap.

    Examples:

    "My height is a disadvantage for reaching high shelves."

  3. Disadvantage as a noun:

    Loss; detriment; hindrance.

  1. Disadvantage as a verb (transitive):

    To place at a disadvantage.

    Examples:

    "They fear it might disadvantage honest participants to allow automated entries."

  1. Drawback as a noun:

    A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.

    Examples:

    "Poor fuel economy is a common drawback among larger vehicles."

  2. Drawback as a noun:

    A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.

  3. Drawback as a noun:

    The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette.