bummer 1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈbə-mər How to pronounce bummer (audio)
Definition of bummernext
1
as in accident
something (as a situation or event) that is depressing boy, breaking your leg right before vacation is a bummer

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2
as in disappointment
something that disappoints the cancellation of the holiday office party was a total bummer

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as in disaster
something that has failed that new start-up company proved to be a real bummer

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bummer

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noun (2)

as in hobo
a homeless wanderer who may beg or steal for a living a lifelong bummer, he never knew the satisfaction of having to work for a living

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Recent Examples of bummer
Noun
Back-to-school shopping season is already here, and with the bummer of summer slipping away, the bright side is that there are plenty of sales and savings to be had out there. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026 The last time there was such a bummer of a final, was the last time the final was played in America, at the Rose Bowl in 1994. — Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026 Rumors of such a move surfaced a while back … but still a bummer. — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 24 June 2026 Kara has a backstory, which turns out to be an overinflated CGI bummer. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 24 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for bummer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bummer
  1. accident
  2. disappointment
  3. disaster
  4. hobo
  5. bore
  6. failure
  7. beggar
  8. downer
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  • The public health agency also said no biological safety breaches or laboratory accidents occurred at the facility.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
  • There have been 42 accidents and crashes tied to the Catalina airport, claiming 30 lives since 1982.
    — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of accident
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  • Chastain voiced her disappointment with the decision at the time in a statement shared on social media.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Retiring from the national team seemed to be an option after that World Cup disappointment, but Ronaldo said he was urged to continue by the Portuguese soccer federation president – something which now looks incredibly ill-advised.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of disappointment
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  • After the storms, Pritzker issued a state disaster proclamation that made additional state resources available for response and recovery, his office said.
    — Jeremy Gorner, Chicago Tribune, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Exhibitors include first responder agencies and non-governmental organizations that showcase new technologies, offer recruitment opportunities, and demonstrate local preparedness and disaster response capabilities.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of disaster
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  • Carl Sandburg’s 1927 American Songbag featured a whole section of hobo songs presenting the bum as a beau ideal.
    — Caroline Fraser, The New York Review of Books, 3 Oct. 2026
  • From feeding hobos on the back porch in the night in the Great Depression to marching against wars for oil in the Eighties and Nineties.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of hobo
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  • Snow recently did an in-depth shoot-out of quarter-bore cartridges, new and old.
    — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Virtually all those trips involved hassle that was a bore to write about and just as boring to read.
    — Paul Theroux, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of bore
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  • Let Congress know how dire the situation is (or will be, if there’s a failure to act).
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The stunning failure in Tennessee's execution chamber on Wednesday has left both sides of the death penalty debate demanding answers.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of failure
Noun
  • Dhaka’s rundown streets peppered with the homeless, vendors and child beggars.
    — Miriam Balanescu, IndieWire, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Robert Pattinson’s big outburst in Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey,’ has gone viral—here’s the ‘beggars’ meme, explained.
    — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of beggar
Noun
  • Despite all the downers for Wall Street, gains for many stocks outside AI helped limit the market’s losses.
    — Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Sadly, the production was a downer, draining Kushner’s masterpiece of color and humor and inserting, in their place, gloomy projections of cityscapes and, unaccountably, David Bowie songs.
    — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2026
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“Bummer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bummer. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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