downside

[ doun-sahyd ]

/ ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd /

the lower side or part.

a downward trend, especially in stock prices.

a discouraging or negative aspect.

of or involving a decline, especially in stock prices: The downside risk on this stock is considered far greater than the potential for gain.

Origin of downside

First recorded in 1675–85; down¹ + side¹

On the downside, it rewards them with fodder for nightmares.

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The only downside for the Congressman was if their junket became public.

Former Lobbyist Jack Abramoff On Congressional Travel Disclosure |Jack Abramoff |July 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
By the time he was called to Washington by the parent club, Marrero was already on the downside of a three-decade pitching career.

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As I have found out, recognition has its upside, its downside and—you may say—its backside.

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The only downside is that you wake up the next day feeling like a cast member of The Walking Dead.

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She placed cups where plates should go, and turned things upside down and downside up.

The Princess Idleways |Mrs. W. J. Hayes
We must go to Downside; I cannot exist another day without seeing May.

Won from the Waves |W.H.G. Kingston
Jacob arrived in the evening at Downside with a basket of shells.

Won from the Waves |W.H.G. Kingston
The next time the surgeon came, Harry asked whether he had been again at Downside.

Won from the Waves |W.H.G. Kingston
Dame Halliburt made her appearance at Downside early the next morning to enquire after May.

Won from the Waves |W.H.G. Kingston

downside

/ (ˈdaʊnˌsaɪd) /

the disadvantageous aspect of a situation the downside of twentieth-century living