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comedown

[ kuhm-doun ]
/ ˈkʌmˌdaʊn /
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noun

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

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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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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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British Dictionary definitions for comedown

comedown
/ (ˈkʌmˌdaʊn) /

noun

verb come down (intr, adverb)

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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]

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