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Comedown
see synonyms of comedownNoun
1. comedown
decline to a lower status or level
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Comedown
see synonyms of comedownnoun
1.
a decline in position, status, or prosperity
2. informal
a disappointment
3. slang
a depressed or unexcited state
verb come down (intr, adverb)
4.
to come to a place regarded as lower
5.
to lose status, wealth, etc (esp in the phrase to come down in the world)
6.
to reach a decision
the report came down in favour of a pay increase
7. (often foll by to)
to be handed down or acquired by tradition or inheritance
8. British
to leave college or university
9. (foll by with)
to succumb (to illness or disease)
10. (foll by on)
to rebuke or criticize harshly
11. (foll by to)
to amount in essence (to)
it comes down to two choices
12. slang
to lose the effects of a drug and return to a normal or more normal state
13. Australian informal
(of a river) to flow in flood
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Comedown
see synonyms of comedown noun
a fall to a low or lower status or position, as of power or wealth
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Comedown
see synonyms of comedownn.
1. A decline to a lower status or level.
2.
a. A feeling of disappointment or depression.
b. A cause of disappointment or depression.
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