/bring"down'/ , 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.
[ 1940-45; n. use of v. phrase bring down; modeled on LETDOWN and causative of COMEDOWN ]