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English
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Etymology
Deverbal from come down.
Pronunciation
Noun
comedown (plural comedowns)
- A sudden drop to a lower status, condition or level; a disappointment or letdown.
- Coordinate term: downgrade (noun)
2000, Thomas à Kempis, “ Frequency”, in William Griffin, transl., The Imitation of Christ: How Jesus Wants Us to Live A Contemporary Version, HarperSanFrancisco, →ISBN, page 238:I have to say it again, my Dearest Friend. What a wonderful Comedown for the Godhead! What a wonderful Comeuppance for Humankind! That’s because You, Lord God, Creator, Bellows Maker of All That Breathes, deigned to come to my hovel of a soul; once there, to fatten up the leanness of my soul with the plumpitude of Your Sacrament; that’s to say, with the plenitude of Your Divinity and Humanity.
- A calm, mellow period experienced after the initial high from taking drugs.
Translations
to lower status, condition or level
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