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

His approval rating in May dropped to its lowest level since the start of his second term and dragged down the party’s chances ahead of November’s midterm elections, where Republicans are forecast to lose their House majority while the Senate race looks neck-and-neck. —Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 4 June 2026

There had been friction behind the scenes with the mood repeatedly dragged down by setbacks over the course of the season. —James Pearce, New York Times, 1 June 2026

Russia utilizes short-term instability to essentially loot developing countries to prop up its own beleaguered economy, which is dragged down by sanctions. —Wesley Alexander Hill, Forbes.com, 30 May 2026

These two cybersecurity providers were unfairly dragged down Wednesday in sympathy with peer ZScaler ‘s earnings blowup. —Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 28 May 2026

Rhymes for drag down

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