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comedown

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈkʌmˌdaʊn/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K AH1 M D AW2 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A sudden drop to a lower status, condition or level; a disappointment or letdown.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A calm, mellow, or depressive period experienced after the (initial) high from taking drugs.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: informal

Topics: drugs, medicine, pharmacology, sciences

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

decline to a lower status or level

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: humiliation, abasement

History

Etymology

A deverbal from come down.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: nedsættelse — sudden drop to a lower status, condition or level; a disappointment or letdown
  • Danish: fald — sudden drop to a lower status, condition or level; a disappointment or letdown
  • Polish: degradacja — sudden drop to a lower status, condition or level; a disappointment or letdown
  • Polish: upadek — sudden drop to a lower status, condition or level; a disappointment or letdown
  • Russian: паде́ние (padénije) — sudden drop to a lower status, condition or level; a disappointment or letdown