put-down

noun

a crushing remark

• Derivationally related forms: ↑take down (for: ↑takedown), ↑squelch (for: ↑squelcher), ↑squelch (for: ↑squelch), ↑put down

• Usage Domain: ↑colloquialism

• Hypernyms: ↑derision

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affront, humiliation, insult, slight, sneer, snub, rebuff, sarcasm, gibe

FORMAL disparagement

COLLOQ. slap in the face, dig

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▶ noun (informal) SNUB, slight, affront, rebuff, sneer, disparagement, humiliation, barb, jibe, criticism; informal dig.

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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ ˌ ̷ ̷ \ noun (-s)

Etymology: put down, verb (herein)

: an act or instance of putting down ; especially : a deflating remark

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/poot"down'/, n.

1. a landing of an aircraft.

2. Informal.

a. a disparaging, belittling, or snubbing remark.

b. a remark or act intended to humiliate or embarrass someone.

Also, putdown.

[1960-65; n. use of v. phrase put down]

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putˈ-down noun

1. A snub

2. An action intended to assert one's superiority

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Main Entry: ↑put

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put-down UK US noun [countable] [singular put-down plural put-downs]

a comment intended to criticize someone and make them feel stupid

It was the ultimate put-down, and he blushed deeply.

Thesaurus: criticisms and accusations_synonym

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put-down «PUT _DOWN», noun. Informal.

1. the act of slighting or belittling a person or thing: »The early church fathers would have examined Adam Ogilvy carefully for horns…if they had heard his contemptuous put-down of patience, a paramount Christian virtue (Time).

2. a comment, reply, or action intended to snub or belittle.

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n. informal a remark intended to humiliate or criticize someone

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/ˈpʊtˌdaʊn/ noun, pl -downs [count]

: a statement that criticizes or insults someone

humiliating put-downs

— see also put down at ↑put, 1

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ˈput-down [put-down put-downs] noun (informal)

a remark or criticism that is intended to make sb look or feel stupid

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She couldn't think of a good put-down quickly enough.

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