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1: to have (or get) a downer on = to have a down on (see down noun). (1915 —) .
S. Sassoon He asserted that I'd got 'a downer' on some N.C.O. (1936).

2: A depressant or tranquillizing drug, esp. a barbiturate. (1966 —) .
Daily Telegraph Those that shoot dope are soon stoned and on the habit, junkies liable to write their own scripts and thieve your downers and perhaps your chinky (1983).

3: A depressing person or experience; a failure. (1970 —) .
T. Barr The role of a downer should not be a downer to watch (1982).

4: A downward trend, esp. in business or the economy. (1976 —) . Cf. upper noun.

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• Drug Names and Forms - downer: Informal. any depressant or sedative-hypnotic drug

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - knockout, afgørende argument, noget nedslående, sygt dyr, beroligende middel, kedelig fyr, nedgang

idioms:

• on a downer    på nedtur

Nederlands (Dutch)
kalmeringsmiddel, deprimerende ervaring

Français (French)
n. - calmant

idioms:

• on a downer    (faire) de la déprime, (avoir) le moral à zéro

Deutsch (German)
n. - Beruhigungsmittel, deprimierende Situation

idioms:

• on a downer    deprimiert, pessimistisch

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - απογοητευτική εμπειρία ή εξέλιξη, βαρβιτουρικό ή ηρεμιστικό

idioms:

• on a downer    σε πτωτική πορεία, αντιμέτωπος με αλλεπάλληλες ατυχίες

Italiano (Italian)
tranquillante

idioms:

• on a downer    depresso

Português (Portuguese)
n. - tranqüilizante (m)

idioms:

• on a downer    estar deprimido

Русский (Russian)
успокоительное средство, спад

idioms:

• on a downer    подавленный

Español (Spanish)
n. - tranquilizante, muermo

idioms:

• on a downer    deprimido, con la depre

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - lugnande medel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
镇定剂, 令人沮丧的人

idioms:

• on a downer    沮丧中

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 鎮定劑, 令人沮喪的人

idioms:

• on a downer    沮喪中

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 지겨운 경험, 진정제

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 鎮静剤

idioms:

• on a downer    気がめいる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) عقار مهدئ, شئ باعث للكآبه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮סם מדכא, מאורע מדכא, אדם מדכא‬

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