comedown

noun

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come·down | \ ˈkəm-ˌdau̇n

Definition of comedown

(Entry 1 of 2)

: a descent in rank or dignity

come down

verb

came down; come down; coming down; comes down

Definition of come down (Entry 2 of 2)

intransitive verb

1 : to lose or fall in estate or condition has come down in the world

2a : to pass by tradition a story that has come down from medieval times

b : to pass from a usually high source word came down that the strike was over

3 : to place oneself in opposition came down hard on gambling

4a : to deal with a subject directly when you come down to it, we all depend on others

b : to reduce itself : amount it comes down to this

5 : to become ill came down with measles

6 : come out sense 2

7 : go on, happen what's coming down

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Examples of comedown in a Sentence

Noun For a man who was once a very popular actor, working in a nightclub is quite a comedown. after a rapid rise to stardom, the rock band's comedown was just as quick Verb let's wait and see what comes down at the meeting

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun That’s a comedown for the GOP from its lead of 7 points in February and 10 points last November -- the latter, the largest Republican midterm advantage in ABC/Post polls back 40 years. — Bygary Langer, ABC News, 30 Apr. 2022 The comedown of a role like this was much harder than getting into him. — Sasha Urban, Variety, 25 Apr. 2022 That would be the company’s worst growth in five years and a sharp comedown from its recent record; Zynga’s net bookings have grown by 46% on average over the last 12 quarters. — Dan Gallagher, WSJ, 10 Jan. 2022 The pacing of the intervention episode was excruciatingly frenetic and unpredictable; Rue’s comedown anxiety was palpable. — Raven Smith, Vogue, 28 Feb. 2022 The selloff represents a sharp comedown for the company, which as recently as November held investment-grade status with two of the world’s big credit-rating agencies. — Frances Yoon, WSJ, 7 Jan. 2022 Then comes the slow climax of kick iiii—a churn of shimmery, sometimes warm atmospheres—followed by a fragile comedown on kiCK iiiii. — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2021 Even in non-Covid circumstances, this was always going to see a comedown. — Scott Mendelson, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2021 During the comedown from all that violence, Grandpa walks into the kitchen, grabs a root beer from the fridge, and chugs it down, completely ignoring that all the appliances and walls are coated in vampire blood. — Jen Chaney, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2021 See More

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