dressing down

dress·ing down

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dres-ing doun]
- /ˈdrɛs ɪŋ daʊn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [dres-ing doun]
- /ˈdrɛs ɪŋ daʊn/

Definitions of dressing down words

noun dressing down an outer garment for women and girls, consisting of bodice and skirt in one piece. 1
noun dressing down clothing; apparel; garb: The dress of the 18th century was colorful. 1
noun dressing down formal attire. 1
noun dressing down a particular form of appearance; guise. 1
noun dressing down outer covering, as the plumage of birds. 1
adjective dressing down of or for a dress or dresses. 1

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Origin of dressing down

First appearance:

before 1860

One of the 29% newest English words

1860-65, Americanism; noun use (with -ing1) of verb phrase dress down

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Parts of speech for Dressing down

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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dressing down popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 2% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for dressing down

noun dressing down

admonishment — to caution, advise, or counsel against something.
admonition — An admonition is a warning or criticism about someone's behaviour.
denunciation — Denunciation of someone or something is severe public criticism of them.
censure — If you censure someone for something that they have done, you tell them that you strongly disapprove of it.

All 4 Synonyms of dressing down

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