bringdown
American
[bring-doun]
/ ˈbrɪŋˌdaʊn /
noun
Informal.
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a disappointment or disillusionment; letdown.
It was quite a bringdown to find myself running last in the mayoral race.
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anything, as a cutting remark or critical action, that causes depression or deflates one's ego; a put-down.
Etymology
Origin of bringdown
1940–45; noun use of verb phrase bring down; modeled on letdown and causative of comedown
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