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
Mary	['mɛəri]
Hayatİ	-	Turkish
Sharon	['ʃærən]
Emmanuhel	-	Biblical Latin
Gerhard	GER-hahrt (German), KHER-hahrt (Dutch)	German, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Ancient Germanic
Gijs	KHIES	Dutch