"put-down" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: put-downs [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from put down. Etymology templates: {{deverbal|en|put down}} Deverbal from put down Head templates: {{en-noun}} put-down (plural put-downs)
  1. An insult or barb; a snide or demeaning remark. Synonyms: burn, putdown Translations (insult or barb): Erniedrigung [feminine] (German), Herabsetzung [feminine] (German), יְרִידָה (y'ridá) [feminine] (Hebrew), tīkai (Maori), himumaru (Maori), нае́зд (najézd) [masculine] (Russian), колкость (kolkostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), шпи́лька (špílʹka) [feminine] (Russian)

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