bringdown

[ bring-doun ]

noun

, Informal.

1. a disappointment or disillusionment; letdown:

   It was quite a bringdown to find myself running last in the mayoral race.

2. anything, as a cutting remark or critical action, that causes depression or deflates one's ego; a put-down.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bringdown¹

1940–45; noun use of verb phrase bring down; modeled on letdown and causative of comedown

Example Sentences

The early hits with titles like “Small Town Bringdown,” “Highway Girl,” “Blow at High Dough,” “Three Pistols,” and “New Orleans is Sinking,” became the meat and potatoes of Canadian commercial radio.

From Slate

He's acting on a hot tip from his Ethiopian spirit guide Sam, who recently predicted William and Kate will be "like Anthony And Cleopatra", which as far as Lost in Showbiz can gather means she'll fake her own suicide, causing first one of his aides to kill himself, then him to do the same, before killing herself: way to harsh the whole Royal Wedding's mellow, Captain Bringdown!

From The Guardian

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