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comedown

(kʌmdaʊn)

regional note: in BRIT, also use come-down

singular noun

If you say that something is a comedown, you think that it is not as good as something else that you have just done or had.

The prospect of relegation is a comedown for a club that finished second two seasonsago.

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comedown in British English

(ˈkʌmˌdaʊn)

noun

a decline in position, status, or prosperity

2. informal

a disappointment

3. 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 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

comedown in American English

(ˈkʌmˌdaʊn)

noun

a fall to a low or lower status or position, as of power or wealth

Examples of 'comedown' in a sentence
comedown

Which must feel an awful comedown after five years.It was a huge comedown for the star, who had owned a fleet of luxury cars.Far from feeling like a comedown, the change of gear has actually revved up band and audience alike.I think it's not uncommon for people who have felt like that to experience a complete comedown when they get back home.

1 (noun) in the sense of decline

Definition

a decline in status or prosperity

His new job is a comedown after the high office he held previously.

Synonyms

decline

reverse

demotion

2 (noun) in the sense of disappointment

Definition

a disappointment

(informal)

After all the build-up, the wedding itself was a bit of a comedown.

Synonyms

disappointment

The defeat was a bitter disappointment.

blow

The ruling comes as a blow to environmentalists.

humiliation

whammy (informal)

letdown

There was a great sense of letdown because the doctors had been so confident.

anticlimax

His international career ended in anticlimax.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of anticlimax

Definition

a disappointing conclusion to a series of events

His international career ended in anticlimax.

Synonyms

disappointment,

letdown,

comedown (informal),

bathos

in the sense of blow

Definition

a sudden setback

The ruling comes as a blow to environmentalists.

Synonyms

setback,

shock,

upset,

disaster,

reverse,

disappointment,

catastrophe,

misfortune,

jolt,

bombshell,

calamity,

affliction,

whammy (informal),

choker (informal),

sucker punch,

bummer (slang),

bolt from the blue,

comedown (informal)

in the sense of letdown

Definition

a disappointment

There was a great sense of letdown because the doctors had been so confident.

Synonyms

disappointment,

disillusionment,

frustration,

anticlimax,

setback,

washout (informal),

comedown (informal),

disgruntlement

Nearby words of
comedown

come up with something
comeback
comedian
comedown
comedy
comely
comet

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释义	Trends of comedown View usage for: comedown (kʌmdaʊn) regional note: in BRIT, also use come-down singular noun If you say that something is a comedown, you think that it is not as good as something else that you have just done or had. The prospect of relegation is a comedown for a club that finished second two seasonsago. More Synonyms of comedown comedown in British English (ˈkʌmˌdaʊn) noun 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 comedown in American English (ˈkʌmˌdaʊn) US noun a fall to a low or lower status or position, as of power or wealth Examples of 'comedown' in a sentence comedown Which must feel an awful comedown after five years. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It was a huge comedown for the star, who had owned a fleet of luxury cars. The Sun (2013) Far from feeling like a comedown, the change of gear has actually revved up band and audience alike. Times, Sunday Times (2008) I think it's not uncommon for people who have felt like that to experience a complete comedown when they get back home. Times, Sunday Times (2009) 1 (noun) in the sense of decline Definition a decline in status or prosperity His new job is a comedown after the high office he held previously. Synonyms decline reverse demotion 2 (noun) in the sense of disappointment Definition a disappointment (informal) After all the build-up, the wedding itself was a bit of a comedown. Synonyms disappointment The defeat was a bitter disappointment. blow The ruling comes as a blow to environmentalists. humiliation whammy (informal) letdown There was a great sense of letdown because the doctors had been so confident. anticlimax His international career ended in anticlimax. Additional synonyms in the sense of anticlimax Definition a disappointing conclusion to a series of events His international career ended in anticlimax. Synonyms disappointment, letdown, comedown (informal), bathos in the sense of blow Definition a sudden setback The ruling comes as a blow to environmentalists. Synonyms setback, shock, upset, disaster, reverse, disappointment, catastrophe, misfortune, jolt, bombshell, calamity, affliction, whammy (informal), choker (informal), sucker punch, bummer (slang), bolt from the blue, comedown (informal) in the sense of letdown Definition a disappointment There was a great sense of letdown because the doctors had been so confident. Synonyms disappointment, disillusionment, frustration, anticlimax, setback, washout (informal), comedown (informal), disgruntlement Nearby words of comedown come up with something comeback comedian comedown comedy comely comet Synonyms of 'comedown' comedown Explore 'comedown' in the dictionary
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