down-dragn.

Brit.

/ˈdaʊndraɡ/, U.S.

/ˈdaʊnˌdræɡ/, Scottish English

/ˈdʌʊndraɡ/

Forms:

α. 1800s down-drug (Scottish).

β. see down- prefix and drag n.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down- prefix, drag n.

Etymology: < down- prefix + drag n. Compare earlier downdraught n. 1a and slightly earlier downdraw n.In α. forms after drug v.¹

Originally Scottish.

A person who or thing which drags or weighs someone or something down; a force directed downwards; a depressing influence; a burden. Also (and in earliest use): the condition of being dragged or weighed down. Cf. downdraught n. 1a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > depressing quality > depressing thing, person, or circumstances

cloudc1430

palla1450

melancholya1475

downdraughta1681

Job's comforter1738

damper1748

killjoy1776

wet blanket1810

down-drag1814

chill1821

dismals1829

shadow1855

down1856

a skeleton at the feast (or banquet)1857

wet blanket1857

depressor1868

dampener1887

sorry-go-round1898

wet smack1927

bringdown1935

droopy drawers1939

big chill1943

party pooper1947

misery1951

party poop1951

grinch1966

downer1969

1814 tr. S. Dach in Illustr. Northern Antiq. 429 Love in our hearts will wax..Thro' crosses and down-drug.

1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi 596 They must prove a down-drag, a moral millstone on the neck.

1898 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 June 1444/1 The uterine circulation can be controlled by a down drag exerted on the cervix.

1939 Lima (Ohio) News 5 Mar. 19 (advt.) An exclusive new Full Fashioned Bustline that..banishes the down-drag that spoils so many smooth silhouettes.

1954 V. Cronin Golden Honeycomb xix. 213 The cathedral is more than a fine building; here,..the tower, a figure of transcendence, of grace resisting the down-drag, redeems the grey hovels.

1994 W. N. Herbert Forked Tongue 115 Aye til them that tak thi doon-drag oan; them that dallow i thi doggerlone o Poetese, ploutir amang sejoinit wurds.

2008 Federal News Service (Nexis) 28 Jan. The president has to recognize that Iraq has been a real down-drag on our economy and on our military.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	down-drag
释义	down-dragn. Brit. /ˈdaʊndraɡ/, U.S. /ˈdaʊnˌdræɡ/, Scottish English /ˈdʌʊndraɡ/ Forms: α. 1800s down-drug (Scottish). β. see down- prefix and drag n. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: down- prefix, drag n. Etymology: < down- prefix + drag n. Compare earlier downdraught n. 1a and slightly earlier downdraw n.In α. forms after drug v.¹ Originally Scottish. A person who or thing which drags or weighs someone or something down; a force directed downwards; a depressing influence; a burden. Also (and in earliest use): the condition of being dragged or weighed down. Cf. downdraught n. 1a. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > dejection > [noun] > depressing quality > depressing thing, person, or circumstances cloudc1430 palla1450 melancholya1475 downdraughta1681 Job's comforter1738 damper1748 killjoy1776 wet blanket1810 down-drag1814 chill1821 dismals1829 shadow1855 down1856 a skeleton at the feast (or banquet)1857 wet blanket1857 depressor1868 dampener1887 sorry-go-round1898 wet smack1927 bringdown1935 droopy drawers1939 big chill1943 party pooper1947 misery1951 party poop1951 grinch1966 downer1969 1814 tr. S. Dach in Illustr. Northern Antiq. 429 Love in our hearts will wax..Thro' crosses and down-drug. 1865 D. Livingstone & C. Livingstone Narr. Exped. Zambesi 596 They must prove a down-drag, a moral millstone on the neck. 1898 Brit. Med. Jrnl. 4 June 1444/1 The uterine circulation can be controlled by a down drag exerted on the cervix. 1939 Lima (Ohio) News 5 Mar. 19 (advt.) An exclusive new Full Fashioned Bustline that..banishes the down-drag that spoils so many smooth silhouettes. 1954 V. Cronin Golden Honeycomb xix. 213 The cathedral is more than a fine building; here,..the tower, a figure of transcendence, of grace resisting the down-drag, redeems the grey hovels. 1994 W. N. Herbert Forked Tongue 115 Aye til them that tak thi doon-drag oan; them that dallow i thi doggerlone o Poetese, ploutir amang sejoinit wurds. 2008 Federal News Service (Nexis) 28 Jan. The president has to recognize that Iraq has been a real down-drag on our economy and on our military. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1814
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