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View synonyms for bringdown

bringdown

[ bring-doun ]

noun

, Informal.
  1. a disappointment or disillusionment; letdown:

    It was quite a bringdown to find myself running last in the mayoral race.

  2. anything, as a cutting remark or critical action, that causes depression or deflates one's ego; a put-down.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bringdown1

1940–45; noun use of verb phrase bring down; modeled on letdown and causative of comedown

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