drag down

verb

dragged down; dragging down; drags down

1

: to force (someone) into a bad situation or condition

We cannot let our enemies drag us down to their level.

2

: to make (someone) unhappy

You can't let her bad moods drag you down.

3

: to make (something) lower in amount or quality

High energy costs are dragging down profits.

Examples of drag down in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Artificial intelligence players are some of the most oversold stocks this week as chipmakers dragged down the S & P 500 . — Assiatou Hann, CNBC, 18 July 2026

Several Asian economies could still be dragged down by an energy crisis caused by the Iran war. — Angelica Ang, Fortune, 16 July 2026

Drops for computer chipmakers and other winners of the artificial-intelligence boom dragged down stock markets worldwide on Thursday. — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2026

And then there’s Graham Platner, the progressive turned anchor dragging down the Democrats’ Senate hopes in Maine. — Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 16 July 2026

Rhymes for drag down

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