bringdown

1 of 2

noun

bring·​down ˈbriŋ-ˌdau̇n 

: comedown, letdown

bring down

2 of 2

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

Synonyms

Noun

• disappointment

Examples of bringdown in a Sentence

Noun

meeting one's literary hero is usually a bad idea—almost inevitably it's a bringdown

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

Industrious Labs is an environmental group that's working to bring down emissions and remove coal from steelmaking. —Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 5 Aug. 2025

Those revisions don’t look good for Trump, who campaigned on a promise to both bring down prices and revive America’s manufacturing sector. —Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025

The intercept rate, the proportion of drones brought down by guns, missile, interceptors or by electronic warfare went up from 86% to 89% . —David Hambling, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025

Celebrity Autobiography, this year at Guild Hall, is a popular annual laugh fest with two shows this Saturday, and a bill that is sure to bring down the house: Craig Bierko, Christie Brinkley, Jackie Hoffman, Richard Kind, Carson Kressley, Sherri Shepherd and more. —Nancy Kane, New York Daily News, 24 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1935, in the meaning defined above

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for bringdown

• adown
• blowdown
• breakdown
• countdown
• crackdown
• crosstown
• downtown
• drawdown
• dropdown
• facedown
• godown
• hometown