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Meanings of downer in English

Portuguese
sedativo
Catalan
calmant
Spanish
sedante

A drug that reduces excitability and calms a person.

sedativo
Usage of downer in English
1
And, that pathogen could make your day a real downer, bringing diarrhea.
The South African
2
Okay, I have to admit, getting caught inside would be a downer.
Four to score
3
This crowd were experts, facial expressions like poker players running downer programs.
The Reality Dysfunction
4
Killing a Goliath Top One Hundred would be a serious career downer.
The woman who died a lot
5
That's no doubt realistic but it does make the movie one long downer.
Reuters
6
I wasn't so much a late starter as a late knuckle-downer.
The Irish Times
7
Our little family quirk can be a real downer at times.
The Neutronium Alchemist
8
I worried that my own story would be too much of a downer.
Ebony
9
First day we get a chance to play and you're on a downer.
Getting old is tres dangereux
10
As principles go, corporate governance is a bit of a downer.
The Irish Times
11
I can taste the horror; it's physical, like I've overloaded on downer activants.
The Naked God
12
The film is the kind of downer only a festival programer would love.
Reuters
13
What his daughter would call a "downer." Names didn't matter; results did.
The stand
14
I said that her recent negativity was a real downer.
Devil Bones
15
Or worse: you discover the thing they wanted to discuss is a real downer.
The Guardian
16
Contemplations of mortality are strewn throughout but Look Both Ways is isn't a downer.
The Guardian
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Spanish
sedante
Downer through the time
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