History
History
Synonyms
UK
US
Meaning:
adversity

(an instance of) bad luck, trouble

bad luck, situation

anxiety

fear and uncertainty about the future

worry, tension

bad

not pleasant or enjoyable

poor quality

barbiturate

(a kind of) drug used to calm a person's nerves and to cause sleep

soothing agent, medicine

bore

a person who people find uninteresting and tiring

nuisance

disappointment

the state of being disappointed

saddening situation; let-down

dismay

the feeling of strong fear and discouragement

disappointed feeling; distress

doldrums

to be sad, depressed

depression

sadness

unhappiness, depression

unhappiness, depression

slump

a serious fall (in prices etc); a period when business is bad; (of a person) to sit down, fall, heavily

decline, failure

tragedy

(an example of) a form of drama in which there is conflict and suffering and a sad ending; (an instance of) a very sad event, experience etc in real life

disaster

tranquillizer

a drug that produced a calm mental state

soothing agent, medicine

tribulation

(a cause of) trouble, grief

pain, unhappiness

DOWNER as in Wiktionary
DOWNER as in Wikipedia