bring-down

1. n. something that depresses someone. The news was a terrible bring-down.

2. n. something that brings someone back to reality. I have had one bring-down after another today.

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Horacio	o-RAH-thyo (Spanish), o-RAH-syo (Latin American Spanish)	Spanish
Bonaventure	bawn-ə-VEN-chər (English)	History
Anastas	ah-nah-STAHS (Bulgarian)	Russian, Bulgarian
Jeltje	YEL-tyə (Dutch)	Frisian, Dutch
Thamir	-	Arabic
Ayodele	-	Western African, Yoruba