dampener
IPA: dˈæmpʌnɝ
noun
- A device that moistens or dampens something.
- (figurative) A discouraging event or remark.
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Examples of "dampener" in Sentences
- What's been a dampener is the slump in satellite, music and home video rights.
- But rising costs of these items have cast a dampener on the Hindu festival of lights.
- Well, sorry to put a dampener on that, but my childhood memories of family holidays have scarred me for life.
- Wartime production siphoned off resources from other economic uses — there was a dampener, rather than a multiplier.
- "The Axon move has come as a short-term dampener for Infosys to some extent," said Harit Shah, a sector analyst with Angel Broking in Mumbai.
- What could be a dampener is the possible impact of the drought in many parts of the country, which could impact the figures for the March 15 advance tax collection.
- East London electoral officer Mardi Naidoo, describing the weather as a "dampener", he estimated that about 20 to 30 people per station had registered this morning.
- With a cloudy start to the day, forecasters predict lunchtime showers for the capital that could put a dampener on the royal wedding kiss – planned for the balcony of Buckingham Palace at 1.25pm.
- China's Shanghai Composite slipped 0.5% after state-run Xinhua News Agency reported Friday the Politburo has said it will continue its current policy stance in the housing market, putting a dampener on hopes for looser policies in 2012.
- Tuesday's broad-based price surge "raises some serious questions over just how much slack is left in the Canadian economy and just how much of a dampener the Canadian dollar really is on prices," said Douglas Porter , deputy chief economist at BMO Capital Markets in Toronto.
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