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
bringdowns
noun
as in disappointments
something that disappoints meeting one's literary hero is usually a bad idea—almost inevitably it's a bringdown Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- disappointments
- anticlimaxes
- losers
- letdowns
- lemons
- bummers
- failures
- fizzles
- fiascoes
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- successes
- winners
- reliefs
- printed papers
- printed word
- printer
- printer's devil
- printer's ink
- printer's mark
- printer's reader
- printer's ream
- printer's waste
- printeries
- printers
- printery
- printest
- printhead
- printheads
- printing
- printing frame
- printing ink
- printing machine
- printing office
- printing out
- printing plate
- printing press
- printing surface
- printing telegraph