bringdownn.

Brit.

/ˈbrɪŋdaʊn/, U.S.

/ˈbrɪŋˌdaʊn/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bring v., down adv.

Etymology: < bring v. + down adv. Compare to bring down 1 at bring v. Phrasal verbs, comedown n.

Originally U.S.

A depressing or disappointing person or experience; = downer n. 5a.

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

1935 Jazz Hot July–Aug. 11/1 Harty was a genuine bringdown.

1941 Washington Post 21 Sept. l6/5 But what a bringdown from the holy hoopla showered on us worshipful enthusiasts.

1947 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 3 Nov. 4/5 ‘A Bring-Down’ is a Square who embarrasses a ‘hipcat’.

1966 A. 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.

2004 Independent 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.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019).

单词	bringdown
释义	bringdownn. Brit. /ˈbrɪŋdaʊn/, U.S. /ˈbrɪŋˌdaʊn/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bring v., down adv. Etymology: < bring v. + down adv. Compare to bring down 1 at bring v. Phrasal verbs, comedown n. Originally U.S. A depressing or disappointing person or experience; = downer n. 5a. 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 1935 Jazz Hot July–Aug. 11/1 Harty was a genuine bringdown. 1941 Washington Post 21 Sept. l6/5 But what a bringdown from the holy hoopla showered on us worshipful enthusiasts. 1947 Zanesville (Ohio) Signal 3 Nov. 4/5 ‘A Bring-Down’ is a Square who embarrasses a ‘hipcat’. 1966 A. 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. 2004 Independent 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. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online December 2019). < n.1935
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