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1
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt anotherʼs feelings<the put-downs of the other kids hurt him a great deal until he learned to ignore them>— see insult
2
the act of making a person or a thing seem little or unimportant<your never-ending put-down of my musical talents is really starting to annoy me>— see depreciation
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