DOWNER

sedative, sedative drug, depressant, downer

(noun) a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

downer (plural downers)

(slang) A negative drug trip.

(slang) A drug that has depressant qualities.

(slang) Something or someone disagreeable, dispiriting or depressing; a killjoy.

A livestock animal that has collapsed.

A form of industrial action in which workers down tools and refuse to work.

• C. T. B. Smith, ‎Great Britain. Dept. of Employment, Manpower Papers (issue 15, page 158)

Synonyms

• (something or someone disagreeable): buzzkill, killjoy, spoilsport; see also spoilsport

Anagrams

• Nedrow, Rowden, Wonder, Worden, wonder, wondre

Source: Wiktionary



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