A disadvantage, inconvenience, trouble.

Absence or lack of advantage; the state or quality of being in an unfavourable position, esp. relative to another person or thing.

A disadvantage. Frequently in at an afterdeal. Cf. fordeal, n. 1.

with a and plural. A disadvantage. Obsolete.

transitive. where the shoe pinches and variants: where (a person's) difficulty or trouble is; where the heart of a problem or most afflicting part…

Something which holds or sets someone or something back; a hindrance. Cf. pullback, n. 1. Now somewhat rare.

Originally: a negative quality, characteristic, or feature. Now (also): a drawback or disadvantage.

A thing which mars or impairs something; a drawback. Cf. to take off 2d at take, v. phrasal verbs 1. Now rare.

An act or instance of ‘letting down’: (a) a drawback, incident, disadvantage; (b) a come-down, a ‘drop’ in circumstances; (c) a disappointment. slang.

A disadvantageous, detrimental, or undesirable feature; a disadvantage, a drawback. Frequently in plural.

Any thing or circumstance which makes progress or success difficult; an encumbrance, a hindrance.

= drawback, n. 2a.

Loss or absence of benefit; a disadvantage or drawback, esp. one which counterbalances a benefit.