put-down

See also: putdown and put down

English

Alternative forms

• putdown

Etymology

Deverbal from put down.

Noun

put-down (plural put-downs)

1. 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

• burn

Translations

insult or barb

German: Erniedrigung (de) f, Herabsetzung (de) f Hebrew: יְרִידָה (he) f (y'ridá) Maori: tīkai, himumaru Polish: afront (pl) m, obelga (pl) f Russian: нае́зд (ru) m (najézd), колкость (ru) f (kolkostʹ), шпи́лька (ru) f (špílʹka)