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
Asgeir	-	Norwegian
ÉDith	e-DEET	French
Cardea	-	Roman Mythology
Lucila	-	Spanish
ŞAdİ	-	Turkish
Lothar	LO-tahr (German)	German, Ancient Germanic