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
brings down
verb
as in shoots down
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- shoots down
- picks off
- blows away
- guns
- drills
- peppers
- pops
- plugs
- shoots
- potshots
- blazes
- drops
- fires (at)
- pistols
- snipes (at)
- shotguns
- wipes out
- blots out
- blasts (at)
- tommy-guns
- does in
- destroys
- dispatches
- kills
- slays
- massacres
- slaughters
- butchers
- ices
- fells
- annihilates
- machine-guns
- decimates
- croaks
