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

Homebuilder sentiment falls Confidence among homebuilders slipped in June, dragged down by rising mortgage rates and materials costs, as well as a sharp drop in sentiment across the South. —Bloomberg, Oc Register, 16 June 2026

Sphere shares are up 466% from their 2025 April low, when leisure stocks were dragged down by an escalating trade war, and Sphere faced potential bankruptcy for its MSG Networks division. —Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 June 2026

On Tuesday, chip stocks dragged down the S&P 500 and Nasdaq, while the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average finished in the green. —Sean Conlon,lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 9 June 2026

Volkswagen’s premium Audi brand has lost much of its luster in recent years, dragged down by trade tariffs, stiffening competition and a patchy electric-vehicle roster. —William Wilkes, Bloomberg, 8 June 2026

Rhymes for drag down

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