comedown

[ kuhm-doun ]

/ ˈkʌmˌdaʊn /

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noun

an unexpected or humiliating descent from dignity, importance, or wealth.

Origin of comedown

First recorded in 1555–65; noun use of verb phrase come down

Words nearby comedown

comedist, comedo, comedocarcinoma, comedogenic, comedo nevus, comedown, come down on, come down the pike, come down to, come down with, comedy

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Example sentences from the Web for comedown

And at Anagni he may certainly rest for the night, though his quarters may be a comedown not only from Rome but from Velletri.
Studies of Travel: Italy|Edward A. Freeman
They say it is fine and homelike there, but it will surely be some comedown after Rue Brea.
Molly Brown's Orchard Home|Nell Speed
There was a comedown now of feathered hats, and point collars, and curled hair; and leathern jerkin should have its day.
The Pigeon Pie|Charlotte M. Yonge
I got the impression he was a bitter man because, I imagine when he defected to Russia, it was comedown.
Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy

Poor Peggy—it was rather a comedown after her fairy visions.
Little Miss Peggy|Mrs. Molesworth

British Dictionary definitions for comedown

comedown

/ (ˈkʌmˌdaʊn) /

noun

a decline in position, status, or prosperity

informal a disappointment

slang a depressed or unexcited state

verb come down (intr, adverb)

to come to a place regarded as lower

to lose status, wealth, etc (esp in the phrase to come down in the world)

to reach a decisionthe report came down in favour of a pay increase

(often foll by to) to be handed down or acquired by tradition or inheritance

British to leave college or university

(foll by with) to succumb (to illness or disease)

(foll by on) to rebuke or criticize harshly

(foll by to) to amount in essence (to)it comes down to two choices

slang to lose the effects of a drug and return to a normal or more normal state

Australian informal (of a river) to flow in flood

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with comedown

come down

Lose wealth or position, as in After the market crashed, the Tates really came down in the world. A 1382 translation of the Bible by followers of John Wycliffe had this term: “Come down from glory, sit in thirst” (Jeremiah 48:18).

Become reduced in size or amount, be lowered, as in Interest rates will have to come down before the economy recovers. [Mid-1600s]

Be handed down by inheritance, tradition, or a higher authority. For example, This painting has come down to us from our great-grandparents, or These stories have come down through the generations, or An indictment finally came down. [c. 1400]

Also, go down. Happen, occur, as in What's coming down tonight? [Slang; 1960s]

单词	comedown
释义	comedown [ kuhm-doun ] / ˈkʌmˌdaʊn / SEE SYNONYMS FOR comedown ON THESAURUS.COM noun an unexpected or humiliating descent from dignity, importance, or wealth. Origin of comedown First recorded in 1555–65; noun use of verb phrase come down Words nearby comedown comedist, comedo, comedocarcinoma, comedogenic, comedo nevus, comedown, come down on, come down the pike, come down to, come down with, comedy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for comedown And at Anagni he may certainly rest for the night, though his quarters may be a comedown not only from Rome but from Velletri. Studies of Travel: Italy\|Edward A. Freeman They say it is fine and homelike there, but it will surely be some comedown after Rue Brea. Molly Brown's Orchard Home\|Nell Speed There was a comedown now of feathered hats, and point collars, and curled hair; and leathern jerkin should have its day. The Pigeon Pie\|Charlotte M. Yonge I got the impression he was a bitter man because, I imagine when he defected to Russia, it was comedown. Warren Commission (8 of 26): Hearings Vol. VIII (of 15)\|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy Poor Peggy—it was rather a comedown after her fairy visions. Little Miss Peggy\|Mrs. Molesworth British Dictionary definitions for comedown comedown / (ˈkʌmˌdaʊn) / noun a decline in position, status, or prosperity informal a disappointment slang a depressed or unexcited state verb come down (intr, adverb) to come to a place regarded as lower to lose status, wealth, etc (esp in the phrase to come down in the world) to reach a decisionthe report came down in favour of a pay increase (often foll by to) to be handed down or acquired by tradition or inheritance British to leave college or university (foll by with) to succumb (to illness or disease) (foll by on) to rebuke or criticize harshly (foll by to) to amount in essence (to)it comes down to two choices slang to lose the effects of a drug and return to a normal or more normal state Australian informal (of a river) to flow in flood Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Idioms and Phrases with comedown come down 1 Lose wealth or position, as in After the market crashed, the Tates really came down in the world. A 1382 translation of the Bible by followers of John Wycliffe had this term: “Come down from glory, sit in thirst” (Jeremiah 48:18). 2 Become reduced in size or amount, be lowered, as in Interest rates will have to come down before the economy recovers. [Mid-1600s] 3 Be handed down by inheritance, tradition, or a higher authority. For example, This painting has come down to us from our great-grandparents, or These stories have come down through the generations, or An indictment finally came down. [c. 1400] 4 Also, go down. Happen, occur, as in What's coming down tonight? [Slang; 1960s] The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Words related to comedown undoing, humiliation, downfall, setback, down, blow, decline, comeuppance, descent, wreck, ruin, anticlimax, demotion, crash, collapse, dive, failure, discomfiture, fall, reverse
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comedown

noun

Origin of comedown

Words nearby comedown

Example sentences from the Web for comedown

British Dictionary definitions for comedown

noun

verb come down (intr, adverb)

Idioms and Phrases with comedown

Words related to comedown