What are the disadvantages of using RMSE?

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What are the disadvantages of using RMSE?
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RMSE can be sensitive to outliers in the dataset, especially if the errors are squared. It's not suitable for datasets with significant outliers as it can be skewed. It doesn't provide information about the direction of the errors (positive or negative).