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noun
A state of agitation, confusion, or delirium, especially in patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease, which begins each evening and which is alleviated by daylight.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: human-sciences, medicine, psychiatry, psychology, sciences
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Synonyms: nocturnal delirium, sundowner syndrome
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of sundown
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From sundown + -ing.
Across languages
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