What are the downsides to using Dependency Injection?

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I'm trying to introduce DI as a pattern here at work and one of our lead developers would like to know: What - if any - are the downsides to using the Dependency Injection pattern?

Note I'm looking here for an - if possible - exhaustive list, not a subjective discussion on the topic.

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