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May 25, 2012
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bring•down



Pronunciation: (bring'doun"), [key]
—n. Informal.
1. a disappointment or disillusionment; letdown: It was quite a bringdown to find myself running last in the mayoral race.
2. anything, as a cutting remark or critical action, that causes depression or deflates one's ego; a put-down.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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