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See also:
putdown
and
put down
Contents
1
English
1.1
Alternative forms
1.2
Etymology
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
Synonyms
1.3.2
Translations
English
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Alternative forms
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putdown
Etymology
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Deverbal
from
put down
.
Noun
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put
-
down
(
plural
put-downs
)
An
insult
or
barb
; a
snide
or
demeaning
remark
.
When he called you a know-it-all, he meant it as a
put-down
.
Synonyms
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burn
Translations
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insult or barb
German:
Erniedrigung
(de)
f
,
Herabsetzung
(de)
f
Hebrew:
יְרִידָה
(he)
f
(
y'ridá
)
Maori:
tīkai
,
himumaru
Russian:
нае́зд
(ru)
m
(
najézd
)
,
колкость
(ru)
f
(
kolkostʹ
)
,
шпи́лька
(ru)
f
(
špílʹka
)