bum (out)

verb

Definition of bum (out)next
as in to get down
to make sad that sort of news really bums me out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bum (out)
  1. get down
  2. weigh down
  3. burden
  4. depress
  5. trouble
  6. worry
  7. torture
  8. sadden
Verb
  • However, while Flick and his team relished getting down to work, some within the squad joked about the lack of entertainment — beyond snooker and table tennis.
    — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
  • According to a local news account by NBC’s 12 News station in Phoenix, Keane needed help from the Phoenix Fire Department to get down a narrow path on Mummy Mountain, near his childhood home in Paradise Valley, Arizona.
    — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2026
Definition of get down
Verb
  • On the ​data front, job openings dropped ⁠in June, weighed down by a sharp decline in the healthcare and social assistance sector, but a rise in hiring and low layoffs suggested the labor market remained stable.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Investor anxiety around capital expenditures and sluggish return on massive spending had weighed down tech stocks in recent weeks before markets staged a rally on Tuesday.
    — Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of weigh down
Verb
  • Despite being the wealthiest generation, boomers are still burdened by significant debt.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Unfortunately, Brebner then burdens her with an overwritten internal monologue that would make more sense if Anna’s previous career had been as a Broadway writer.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of burden
Verb
  • The knob twists and depresses like a button (with programmable options for both a short and long press).
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 3 Aug. 2026
  • But that’s forcing them to wrestle with the idea that any action taken by a party is illegitimate, anti-democratic rigging — something the other team can use to depress the base.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of depress
Verb
  • Flake also said he was troubled by Collins' refusal to acknowledge President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • And yet there are other kinds of technological risks that trouble us profoundly.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of trouble
Verb
  • Survivors have expressed frustration and worry over growing support for the possession of nuclear weapons for deterrence by the international community, including Japan.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • But the nanny never worried the Massachusetts mother might be a danger to her children or to herself.
    — Michael Casey, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of worry
Verb
  • Human rights organizations have released multiple reports alleging Palestinian prisoners are mistreated, tortured and wrongfully detained in Israeli jails.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Working off a few vague details, Bret begins to imagine a link between Robert and a serial killer known as the Trawler, who has been abducting and torturing young women around Los Angeles.
    — Leo Lasdun, New Yorker, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of torture
Verb
  • Cunningham, who has known Needham for years, said he was saddened to learn of her departure at a time when the hospital is dealing with the serious financial situation of Vista and AHS.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Lynsi Snyder, owner and president of In-N-Out, was saddened over the death of Garibay and the other victims.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of sadden
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“Bum (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum%20%28out%29. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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