drawback

draw +‎ back

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɹɔːˌbæk/

drawback (plural drawbacks)

1. A disadvantage; something that detracts or takes away.

   Poor fuel economy is a common drawback among larger vehicles.

   Synonyms: encumbrance, hindrance, nuisance, malefit

   Antonyms: benefit, advantage, boon

2. A partial refund of an import fee, as when goods are re-exported from the country that collected the fee.
3. The inhalation of a lungful of smoke from a cigarette.

• backward

drawback m (plural drawbacks)

1. drawback (disadvantage)
2. drawback (partial refund)

• “drawback”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.