drawback

The definition of a drawback is a disadvantage or negative feature.

(noun)

An example of drawback is not being near bathrooms while camping.

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See drawback in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. ☆ money paid back from a charge previously made; refund, esp. of import duties when the taxed commodities are later exported
  2. anything that prevents or lessens full satisfaction; shortcoming

See drawback in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A disadvantage or inconvenience. See Synonyms at disadvantage.
  2. A refund or remittance, such as a discount on duties or taxes for goods destined for reexport.

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