downer

1. (slang) A negative drug trip.
2. (slang) A drug that has depressant qualities.
3. (slang) Something or someone disagreeable, dispiriting or depressing; a killjoy.
4. A livestock animal that has collapsed.
5. A form of industrial action in which workers down tools and refuse to work.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈdaʊnə/

Etymology

From down + -er.

Synonyms

depressant

sedative

sedative drug

tranquilizer

tranquilliser

nepenthe

paregoric

recession

sedation

shutdown

shutting down

slump

stoppage

tranquillizer

wormwood

work stoppage

stop work

bromazepam

clorazepate

downer cow

antianxiety agent

ataractic agent

ataractic drug

laying off

ataractic

stoppage of work

barbiturate

disadvantage

inaction

lockout

Translations

sédatif

Beruhigungsmittel

dépresseur

sedante

مهدىء

sedant

calmant

مسكن

calmante

calmante

sedante, agente depresivo

calmant

ηρεμιστικό φάρμακο

مُسكِّن

angstlösendes Mittel