sundown
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sundown
- /ˈsʌnˌdaʊn/
Where it comes from
From sun + down.
noun sundowns
- Sunset. We’ll meet by the pier at sundown.
- A hat with a wide brim to shade the eyes from sunlight.
verb sundowns · sundowning · sundowned
- To experience an episode or an onset of some detrimental mental condition like agitation, anxiety, hallucination or dementia, daily at the approach of nightfall. "She also “sundowned”, and someone had to keep an eye on her 24-7."
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Talk about this word "sundown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/sundown. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. sundown. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/sundown "sundown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/sundown.
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@misc{sundown_2026,
title = {sundown},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sundown},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
