bum (out)

verb

Definition of bum (out)next
as in to get down
to make sad that sort of news really bums me out

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bum (out)
  1. get down
  2. weigh down
  3. burden
  4. depress
  5. trouble
  6. worry
  7. torture
  8. sadden
Verb
  • And in 2018, Chance got down on one knee at a backyard Fourth of July party.
    Luke Chinman, People.com, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Many fans wonder if Kelce plans to get down on one knee in the near future.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Definition of get down
Verb
  • Concealers that give coverage without weighing down the skin, blushes perfectly suited to my undertones, lip shades for every occasion.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • As the anemic number reflects, businesses were weighed down by Hurricanes Milton and Helene as well as labor disputes such as the Boeing machinists strike.
    Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of weigh down
Verb
  • Rising expenses and limited access means people often are delayed in getting crucial care and are burdened with financial strain and suboptimal outcomes.
    Steven Aquino, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
  • LaFave also believes splitting up employees amongst more departments can burden workers, resulting in them being pulled in different directions.
    Bridget Fogarty, Journal Sentinel, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of burden
Verb
  • This reality can be depressing for Blanchard, who is preparing for possible protesters at a book-signing event in New Orleans later this month.
    Timothy Bella, Rolling Stone, 8 Dec. 2024
  • Thuringia’s emerging industries were depressed after World War I, and the parties of the ruling Weimar Republic were constantly fighting among themselves.
    Lenora Chu, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of depress
Verb
  • The sector has grown increasingly troubled by violent incidents in recent years — though these episodes typically occur at hospitals or other medical settings.
    Nathan Bomey, Axios, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Six years ago, Pamela and Christian Wilson, troubled by the lack of affordable housing in Baltimore, told me about their dream to build small homes out of cargo containers.
    Dan Rodricks, Baltimore Sun, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of trouble
Verb
  • After Thompson was gunned down on a Manhattan sidewalk heading to the company’s investor day, businesses worry their executives face a higher risk of violence.
    Jacob Pramuk, CNBC, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Let Bvlgari Do The Decorating At Bvlgari London, those who book the Bvlgari Suite for Christmas need not worry about bringing any festive décor.
    Ramsey Qubein, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of worry
Verb
  • As the Assads lived a life of luxury, their regime locked up, tortured and killed thousands of its citizens.
    Richard Engel, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Throughout the decades of the Assads’ rule, resistance of any kind was brutally quashed, and offenders were detained and tortured in a network of dozens of facilities across the country.
    Jon Lee Anderson, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of torture
Verb
  • Yet that prospect only saddens me, because singing with my family is among my most cherished pastimes.
    Stephanie H. Murray, The Atlantic, 18 Dec. 2024
  • Or at least not too bad (Dark Souls 2’s changes to the beta will forever leave me saddened).
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of sadden
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“Bum (out).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bum%20%28out%29. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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