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as in accident
something (as a situation or event) that is depressing boy, breaking your leg right before vacation is a bummer

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as in disappointment
something that disappoints the cancellation of the holiday office party was a total bummer

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The result is a vivid, surprisingly varied range of bummers, both domestic and foreign, many of them exquisite in their stoic but not heartless dramatizations of a world out to get you, somehow, with forces of doom snaking through the narratives. Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 30 May 2025 Today, Google encourages everyone to pay for a Google One subscription to get more space, which is a bit of a bummer. ArsTechnica, 28 May 2025 One night at dinner, my daughter whispered to me that the empty bread basket was a bummer. Lauren Mechling, Vogue, 19 May 2025 Yet that logistical change was an undeniable bummer for those waiting throngs. Andy Greder, Twin Cities, 11 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bummer

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“Bummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bummer. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.

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