bringdown
1 of 2noun
bring·down ˈbriŋ-ˌdau̇n 
: comedown, letdown
bring down
2 of 2verb
brought down; bringing down; brings down
transitive verb
1
: to cause to fall by or as if by shooting
2
: to carry (a total) forward
Synonyms
Noun
- bummer
- disappointment
- letdown
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Example Sentences
Noun meeting one's literary hero is usually a bad idea—almost inevitably it's a bringdown
Word History
First Known Use
Noun
1935, in the meaning defined above
Verb
13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
brought down
verb
as in shot down
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- shot down
- picked off
- blew away
- drilled
- gunned
- popped
- sniped (at)
- plugged
- dropped
- shot
- wiped out
- peppered
- pistoled
- blasted (at)
- fired (at)
- blazed
- pistolled
- potshot
- did in
- blotted out
- tommy-gunned
- shotgunned
- destroyed
- killed
- slaughtered
- dispatched
- slew
- felled
- butchered
- annihilated
- decimated
- massacred
- iced
- machine-gunned
- croaked
