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bringdown

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[bring-doun] / ˈbrɪŋˌdaʊn /

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.

Etymology

Origin of bringdown

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

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