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comedown

  • /ˈkʌmˌdaʊn/ US

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A deverbal from come down.

noun comedowns · come-down

  1. A sudden drop to a lower status, condition or level; a disappointment or letdown. He had two subjects of conversation, the shame and come-down of being a tramp, and the best way of getting a free meal.
  2. informal A calm, mellow, or depressive period experienced after the (initial) high from taking drugs.

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noun sudden drop to a lower status, condition or level; a disappointment or letdown

Русскийпаде́ние padénije

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@misc{comedown_2026,
  title = {comedown},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/comedown},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}