Meanings
noundisbenefit (plural disbenefits)
plural disbenefits
- A drawback or disadvantage.
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
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disbenefit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disbenefit
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“disbenefit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disbenefit. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disbenefit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disbenefit.
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