brought down; bringing down; brings down
1
: to cause to fall by or as if by shooting
brought down a deer with one shot
a politician who was brought down by scandal
2
: to carry (a total) forward
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Noun
meeting one's literary hero is usually a bad idea—almost inevitably it's a bringdown
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Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Messi somehow blew a penalty kick in the eighth minute, when teammate Lautaro Martinez was brought down by Austrian defender Stefan Posch.
—Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
In the end, the leader who was meant to stand for due process was brought down by his government’s failure to observe just that.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
An America where justice brings down oppressors and lifts up the ordinary.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
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Verb
The measure, the most comprehensive housing legislation in decades, aims to increase housing supply and bring down costs, including by limiting institutional investors from purchasing certain single-family homes.
—Kathryn Watson, CBS News, 24 June 2026
Messi somehow blew a penalty kick in the eighth minute, when teammate Lautaro Martinez was brought down by Austrian defender Stefan Posch.
—Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 22 June 2026
In the end, the leader who was meant to stand for due process was brought down by his government’s failure to observe just that.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
An America where justice brings down oppressors and lifts up the ordinary.
—Chicago Tribune, 21 June 2026
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringdown. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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