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bringdown, n. orig. U.S.
Brit. |ˈbrɪŋdaʊn|, U.S. |ˈbrɪŋˌdaʊn|
[‹ bring v. + down adv. Compare to bring down 1 at bring v. Phrasal verbs, come-down n.]
A depressing or disappointing person or experience; = downer n. 2b.
1939in A. Banks First Person Amer. (1980) 255 Man, a poor white man is a bring-down. 1941Washington Post 21 Sept. l6/5 But what a bringdown from the holy hoopla showered on us worshipful enthusiasts. 1947W. Winchell in Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 3 Nov. 4/5 ‘A Bring-Down’ is a Square who embarrasses a ‘hipcat’. 1966A. Ginsberg in Spontaneous Mind (2001) 63 It was a real bringdown for my teachers at Columbia, Trilling and Van Doren... The front page, my picture, me coming out of the police station. 2004Independent 5 Jan. (Review section) 7/1 It's inevitable that Christmas is actually something of a bring-down for most people—even those surrounded by their loved ones. |