'put-down' definitions:

Definition of 'put-down'

From: WordNet
noun
A crushing remark [syn: put-down, squelch, squelcher, takedown]

Definition of 'put-down'

From: GCIDE
  • Setdown \Set"down`\ (s[e^]t"doun`), n. The humbling of a person by act or words, especially by a disparaging remark, a retort or a reproof; the retort or the reproof which has such effect. Also called put-down. [1913 Webster +PJC]