ˈput-down BrE AmE noun [countable usually singular]
something you say that is intended to make someone feel stupid or unimportant SYN snub :
She was tired of his put-downs.
ˈput-down BrE AmE noun [countable usually singular]
something you say that is intended to make someone feel stupid or unimportant SYN snub :
She was tired of his put-downs.
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012