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

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

Synonyms of bringdown

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

The Democrats, after all, won on platforms that promised to bring down prices, tackle corruption, reckon with inequality, expand health-care access, reject nativism, and take on the wealthiest of the élites. — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 11 Nov. 2026

An expansion of the board’s authority to bring down costs on private-market plans is still over a year away. — Danielle J. Brown, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2026

The Fed increases borrowing costs in an effort to cool spending and bring down inflation. — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2026

Similar plans in London and Singapore have led to improvements, bringing down the volume of traffic while increasing air quality. — Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1935, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1637, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for bringdown

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