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Definition of putdown

putdown

/ˈpʊtˌdaʊn/
put · down
Plural:putdowns
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• noun

1

A humiliating, critical, or disparaging remark intended to belittle someone.

Example

"Instead of offering constructive feedback during the meeting, he delivered a sharp putdown that silenced the room."

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Word Nuance & Usage

The noun is written either as a solid word ('putdown') or with a hyphen ('put-down'), whereas the corresponding phrasal verb is always written as two separate words ('put down').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Putdown. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/putdown
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