Word of the Week - 60

DRAWBACK

This week's word is a noun which will come in handy for those of you who are doing a Cambridge exam this year. Your teachers will often tell you about the importance of not repeating common words such as good and bad, advantages and disadvantages, important, etc. You get more marks if you try to vary the language you use in your writing and speaking.

This week's word is a synonym for 'disadvantage' and is used to refer to the negative part of a given situation.

The main drawback of living with someone is having to share a bathroom.

Young people should be educated in school about the drawbacks of smoking.

For the opposite of 'drawback' and a synonym for 'advantage' you can use 'benefit'.

The discovery of oil brought many benefits to the town.

One of the many benefits of living in Madrid is having easy access to theatres and cinemas.