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
see also bring down the house
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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Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 7 Jan. 2026
Its leaders and activists have tried and failed to bring down the dictatorship by many other means in the nearly 13 years since Maduro succeeded the far more charismatic Chávez as Venezuela’s strongman.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026
Video provided by the Sheriff’s Office shows a large wrapping around one leg where he was brought down by the canine.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Minteh has recovered from a dead leg which forced him off in the second half after he was brought down for Danny Welbeck’s first-half penalty in Tuesday’s 2-2 draw at West Ham.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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Verb
Picking up a few years after the events of the first series, Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston) is still haunted by his mission that brought down Roper.
—Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 7 Jan. 2026
Its leaders and activists have tried and failed to bring down the dictatorship by many other means in the nearly 13 years since Maduro succeeded the far more charismatic Chávez as Venezuela’s strongman.
—Gisela Salim-Peyer, The Atlantic, 5 Jan. 2026
Video provided by the Sheriff’s Office shows a large wrapping around one leg where he was brought down by the canine.
—Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 5 Jan. 2026
Minteh has recovered from a dead leg which forced him off in the second half after he was brought down for Danny Welbeck’s first-half penalty in Tuesday’s 2-2 draw at West Ham.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
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“Bringdown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bringdown. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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