downer

noun

ˈdau̇-nər How to pronounce downer (audio)
Definition of downernext
as in accident
something (as a situation or event) that is depressing that story of drug addiction was a real downer

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Recent Examples of downer That’s not to say that this album is a downer, by any means. — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 22 May 2026 Learning to identify these downer moments and replace them with positive images is really empowering and can make your days more enjoyable. — Barton Goldsmith, AJC.com, 6 May 2026 Upper’s a downer But Blue Origin could not celebrate the achievement for long. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 19 Apr. 2026 What’s good for United could be a downer for travelers, and traditionally, anything that shrinks the list of rivals linking the same two metros from a longer roster to just one or two raises red flags for regulators. — Shawn Tully, Fortune, 17 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for downer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for downer
  1. accident
  2. bore
  3. down
  4. bummer
Noun
  • Berry died in 2004 following years of health issues stemming from the car accident.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2026
  • Hollander said that if a driverless Waymo causes an accident, legal approaches may shift away from driver negligence.
    — Amaia Gavica, Miami Herald, 18 July 2026
Definition of accident
Noun
  • As rain drizzled and the humidity bore down, the president peered at blueprints for the public golf course, before driving to his own course in Virginia via the Arlington Memorial Bridge, near where his Triumphal Arch may soon be built.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 3 July 2026
  • Breaking it down by item type, 80 percent of scarves 54 percent of tops, 25 percent of baby clothing, 13 percent of activewear and 14 percent of sleep wear bore inaccurate labels.
    — Jennifer Bringle, Footwear News, 25 June 2026
Definition of bore
Noun
  • The study hypothesizes that the supergiant reversion may trigger a cool-down period.
    — Jay Kakade July 23, Refractor, 23 July 2026
  • Based on his experiences riding the up and downs of the doc scene over the past 20 years, Leifer adds luck and being in the right place at the right time also play their part.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 23 July 2026
Definition of down
Noun
  • Back-to-school shopping season is already here, and with the bummer of summer slipping away, the bright side is that there are plenty of sales and savings to be had out there.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026
  • The last time there was such a bummer of a final, was the last time the final was played in America, at the Rose Bowl in 1994.
    — Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026
Definition of bummer

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