downside

Meanings

1. A disadvantageous aspect of something that is normally advantageous.
2. A downward tendency, especially in the price of shares etc.
3. The side of something that is at the bottom, or that is intended to face downward.

1. A number of places in England:
2. A southern suburb of Dunstable, Central Bedfordshire district, Bedfordshire (OS grid ref TL0320).
3. A suburb of Eastbourne, East Sussex (OS grid ref TV5999).
4. A hamlet in Chilcompton parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district, near Downside Abbey and Downside School (OS grid ref ST6450).
5. A small village in Shepton Mallet parish, Somerset, previously in Mendip district (OS grid ref ST6244).
6. A small village in Backwell parish and Wrington parish, North Somerset district, Somerset (OS grid ref ST4966).
7. A small village in Elmbridge borough, Surrey (OS grid ref TQ1158).
8. A rural community of the City of Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.

Etymology

Compound of down + side.