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[ dou-ner ] / ˈdaʊ nər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR downer ON THESAURUS.COM
nounInformal. - a depressant or sedative drug, especially a barbiturate.
- a depressing experience, person, or situation.
Animal Husbandry. an old or diseased animal, especially one that cannot stand up. Origin of downer1910–15, Americanism, for an earlier sense; 1965–70, for def. 1; down1 + -er1 Words nearby downerdowncycle, downdraft, downdraught, down East, down-easter, downer, Downers Grove, Downey, Downey cell, downfall, downfallen Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for downerFrance does not like to see it described as an AIDS documentary, which inevitably sounds like something of a downer. New Documentary ‘How to Survive a Plague’ Details ACT UP’s Heroic Role in AIDS Battle|Stephen Farber|September 26, 2012|DAILY BEAST Few political watchers thought Romney would wrap anything up Tuesday, but the returns must still have come as a bit of a downer. Super Tuesday: Mitt Romney’s Senior Citizen Surge|Michelle Cottle|March 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST Seemingly, some of the cast members learned how to spot the STD, which appears to be quite the downer. The Real Jersey Dictionary, Vol. 2|Jaimie Etkin|October 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST That's not to send a message that next season's going to be a downer, because it won't be. Big Love's Big Finale|Jace Lacob|March 7, 2010|DAILY BEAST
It has led, a downer for us frequent fliers, to yet another James Patterson bestseller. Do I Have to Read James Patterson?|William Boot|January 2, 2010|DAILY BEAST Downer's Cleaning and Polishing Oil for bright metals, is the oldest and best in the market. Scientific American, Volume XLIII., No. 25, December 18, 1880|Various Make him lively, cook him; tell him who taught you; a downer to him, and I'll marry you to-morrow!' The Adventures of Harry Richmond, Complete|George Meredith Here was a great mortgage on the Downer farm, that the Eastmans had partly cut into city lots. Hope Mills|Amanda M. Douglas Last fall I potted some of the Downer, and in the winter grew them in the house. Locusts and Wild Honey|John Burroughs Some berries shine, the Downer glows as if there were a red bloom upon it. Locusts and Wild Honey|John Burroughs
British Dictionary definitions for downer
noun slangAlso called: down a barbiturate, tranquillizer, or narcoticCompare upper a depressing experience a state of depressionhe's on a downer today Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to downermisfortune, drag, bummer, bad trip, raw deal Medical definitions for downer
n.A depressant or sedative drug, such as a barbiturate or tranquilizer. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |