comedown

comedown
noun Date: 1840 a descent in rank or dignity

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  • Comedown — Come down , n. A downfall; an humiliation. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • comedown — index descent (declination), disgrace, misfortune Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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  • comedown — ► NOUN informal 1) a loss of status or importance. 2) a feeling of disappointment or depression. 3) a lessening of the sensations generated by a narcotic drug as its effects wear off …   English terms dictionary

  • comedown — ☆ comedown [kum′doun΄ ] n. a fall to a low or lower status or position, as of power or wealth …   English World dictionary

  • comedown — UK [ˈkʌmˌdaʊn] / US noun [countable, usually singular] Word forms comedown : singular comedown plural comedowns 1) a situation in which you suddenly have less status or fewer advantages than you had previously The accommodation was something of a …   English dictionary

  • Comedown — «Glycerine» Sencillo de Bush del álbum Sixteen Stone Grabación 1994 Género(s) grunge Duración 5:26 Discográfica …   Wikipedia Español

  • comedown — [[t]kʌ̱mdaʊn[/t]] N SING: a N If you say that something is a comedown, you think that it is not as good as something else that you have just done or had. After getting your degree and being on a high, it s quite a comedown to experience constant… …   English dictionary

  • comedown — noun, informal 1) a bit of a comedown for a sergeant Syn: loss of status, loss of face, humiliation, belittlement, demotion, degradation, disgrace 2) it s such a comedown after Christmas Syn: anticlimax …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • comedown — {n.} Disappointment; embarrassment; failure. * /It was quite a comedown for Al when the girl he took for granted refused his marriage proposal./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

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