DOWNER Definition & Meaning

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downer

[dou-ner]

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noun

Informal.��
1. a depressant or sedative drug, especially a barbiturate.
2. a depressing experience, person, or situation.
Animal Husbandry.��an old or diseased animal, especially one that cannot stand up.

downer

/ ˈ�岹ʊ��ə /

noun

Also called: down.��a barbiturate, tranquillizer, or narcotic Compare upper
a depressing experience
a state of depression
he's on a downer today

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of downer¹

1910–15, for an earlier sense; 1965–70, downer for def. 1; down ¹ + -er ¹

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Singer Emmy aims for a hopeful spin on a tragic story but, despite a peppy performance, it's a bit of a downer.

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The ending’s a downer, all right, but you might just smile too.

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The only downer with “Welcome Tour,” which is primarily designed to show off the console’s capabilities, is that it doesn’t come bundled with the Switch 2.

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Like virtually all of the climate scientists I spoke with, he’s not trying to be a downer.

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How much of a downer would it be if he’s reduced to being a spectator when the Dodgers win the World Series?

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