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thumbs down

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The meaning (definition) of the word thumbs down

to point your thumb down to show you do not like something.

The word thumbs down used in a sentence

“I gave the movie a thumbs down because I did not like it.”

Words that mean the same as thumbs down (synonyms)

dislikebad

Words that mean the opposite of thumbs down (antonyms)

thumbs up

How the word thumbs down is said around the world

Frenchbaisser le pouce (beh-SAY luh POOS)
Spanishpulgar hacia abajo (pool-GHAHR ahth-yah ah-VAH-khoh)
Mandarin拇指向下 (moo jee shyahng shyah)
Hindiअंगूठा नीचे करना (un-GOO-thah NEE-cheh KUR-nah)
Arabicلا يعجبني (lah eyejbnee)
Russianпоказать большой палец вниз (pah-kah-ZAHT bahl-SHOY PAH-leets VNEEZ)
Portuguese (EU)polegar para baixo (poo-li-GAHR puh-ruh BY-shuu)
Portuguese (BR)polegar para baixo (poh-lay-GAHR pah-ra BY-shuu)
Japanese親指を下げる (oh-yah-yu-bee-oh-sah-GAY-ru)
GermanDaumen runter (DOW-muhn RUUN-tur)
Urduانگوٹھے نیچے (ahn-GOH-tay NEE-kyay)
Punjabiਥੰਬਸ ਡਾਊਨ (TUN-buhs down)
Korean엄지를 내리다 (um-JEE-reul nae-ree-dah)
Hebrewלְהוֹרִיד אֲגוּדָל (leh-hoh-REED ah-goo-DAHL)
Greekαντίχειρες κάτω (ah-DEE-hyee-rays KAH-toh)
Dutchduim omlaag steken (duym om-LAHKH STAY-kuhn)
Tagalogthumbs down (thoombs dohn)
Vietnamesekhông thích (khohng TEE-urky)
Turkishbaşparmağı aşağı indirmek (bahsh-pahr-mah-UH ah-shah-UH een-deer-MEK)
Persianشست را پایین گرفتن (shast rah pah-YEEN ge-ref-TAN)
Polishpokazać kciuk w dół (poh-KAH-zahch kchook v doow)
Ukrainianпоказувати великий палець вниз (poh-KAH-zoo-vah-tee veh-LEE-kee PAH-lets vnees)
Bengaliনেতিবাচক মন্তব্য (NAY-tee-bah-chawk MAWN-taw-baw)
Swedishvisa tummen ner (VEE-sah TUM-en nayr)
Italianabbassare il pollice (ahb-bahs-SAH-ray eel POHL-lee-chay)

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