bringdown

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noun

bring·​down ˈbriŋ-ˌdau̇n How to pronounce bringdown (audio)
Synonyms of bringdownnext
: comedown, letdown

bring down

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verb

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
Phrases
bring down the house or bring the house down
: to win the enthusiastic approval of the audience

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Noun

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Examples of bringdown in a Sentence

Noun meeting one's literary hero is usually a bad idea—almost inevitably it's a bringdown
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Marquette County could see up to 12 inches of snow in higher elevations, with half an inch of ice threatening to bring down power lines and trees. — Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2025 But desserts like it, ones that use gelatin and pudding mixes, were at their peak of popularity in the mid-20th century, several years before the Watergate scandal that brought down President Richard Nixon. — Marianne Williams, Southern Living, 28 Mar. 2025 The idea is that the shift in materials would bring down the cost and mean that Apple, for the first time, would release an Apple Watch for less than the $249 cost of the current Apple Watch SE. — David Phelan, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2025 The few 30-somethings at the service weren’t doing much to bring down the average age. — Emilien Hofman (tr. Elettra Pauletto), The Dial, 20 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for bringdown

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1935, in the meaning defined above

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of bringdown was in the 13th century

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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringdown. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.

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