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1. The quality of being a hindrance
   "he pointed out all the drawbacks to my plan"

1. Pull back or move away or backward
   "The enemy drew back";
   - withdraw, retreat, pull away, recede, pull back, retire, move back
    
2. Use a surgical instrument to hold open (the edges of a wound or an organ)
   - retract, pull back

Derived forms: drawn back, drawing back, drew back, drawbacks, draws back

Type of: disadvantage, go, locomote, move, pull, travel

Encyclopedia: Drawback