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



RESET




Word of the Day

8 May 2025

INSULATION

(noun) the act of protecting something by surrounding it with material that reduces or prevents the transmission of sound or heat or electricity


coffee icon

Coffee Trivia

According to WorldAtlas, Finland is the biggest coffee consumer in the entire world. The average Finn will consume 12 kg of coffee each year.

coffee icon