单词	downer
释义	downer noun down·​er ˈdau̇-nər  1 : a weak, sick, or crippled animal in shipment that is down and cannot get up —often used attributively a downer cow 2 : a depressant drug especially : barbiturate 3 : someone or something depressing, disagreeable, or unsatisfactory Synonyms bummer down See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences I took some downers to help me sleep. “His cat just died.” “Oh, that's a real downer.” Our conversation about death was a bit of a downer. Recent Examples on the Web However that’s not to say that None of This Rocks is a downer. Jonah Bayer, SPIN, 12 Sep. 2022 Because that would break the monosyllabic downer spell. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 11 Sep. 2022 That’s not to say In Search of Tomorrow is a total downer. Josh Weiss, Forbes, 3 Aug. 2022 A month removed from that extreme downer, Booker was all smiles during JaVale McGee’s JUGLIFE charity softball game Wednesday at Chase Field. Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 23 June 2022 And that thanks to Caan, that last shot of him mysteriously smiling at his slashed face in a mirror is a pitch-perfect Seventies downer ending. David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2022 Are fans in for an Empire Strikes Back-style downer ending? Brendan Morrow, The Week, 1 July 2022 But having a new/unknown James Bond in a deeply unconventional 007 movie with a downer ending didn’t quite work, at least not in 1969. Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 7 Nov. 2021 There's also that twist and the downer of an ending that chases it; decades later, the franchise is still trying to recapture that magic. Randall Colburn, EW.com, 16 May 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1886, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Medical Definition downer noun down·​er ˈdau̇-nər  : a depressant drug especially : barbiturate downer noun as in bummer something (as a situation or event) that is depressing that story of drug addiction was a real downer Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance bummer down accident bore tragedy woe misfortune catastrophe calamity fatality mishap drag debacle débâcle Antonyms & Near Antonyms upper trip pick-me-up
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