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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

Frenchpouce vers le bas (poos ver luh bah)
Spanishpulgar hacia abajo (poolghahr ahthyah ahvahkhoh)
Mandarin拇指向下 (mǔ zhǐ xiàng xià)
Hindiअंगूठा नीचे (unggootah neekyay)
Arabicلا يعجبني (lah eyejbnee)
Russianбольшой палец вниз (bol'shoi palets vniz)
Portuguese (EU)polegar para baixo (pooligahr puhruh byshuu)
Portuguese (BR)polegar para baixo (pohlaygahr pahra byshuu)
Japanese親指を下げる (oyayubi wo sage ru)
GermanDaumen runter (dowmuhn ruuntur)
Urduانگوٹھے نیچے (ahngohtay neekyay)
Punjabiਥੰਬਸ ਡਾਊਨ (tunbuhs down)
Korean엄지손가락 아래로 (eomjisongarag araero)
Hebrewלֹא וָלֹא (loh vahloh)
Greekαντίχειρες κάτω (antikheires kato)
Dutchduim omlaag (derewm awmlahkh)
Tagalogthumbs down (thoombs dohn)
Vietnamesekhông thích (khohng teeurky)
Turkisholumsuz (ohluumsuuz)
Persianشست پایین (shahst pahyeen)
Polishkciuk w dół (kchoog w doow)
Ukrainianпалець вниз (palets vnyz)
Bengaliনেতিবাচক মন্তব্য (nayteebahchawk mawntawbaw)
Swedishtummen ner (tumuhn nayr)
Italianpollice verso (pawlleechay versoh)

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