comedown

[ kuhm-doun ]

noun

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

comedown

/ ˈkʌmˌdaʊn /

noun

1. a decline in position, status, or prosperity
2. informal.
   a disappointment
3. slang.
   a depressed or unexcited state

verb

1. to come to a place regarded as lower
2. to lose status, wealth, etc (esp in the phrase to come down in the world )
3. to reach a decision

   the report came down in favour of a pay increase

4. often foll by to to be handed down or acquired by tradition or inheritance
5. to leave college or university
6. foll by with to succumb (to illness or disease)
7. foll by on to rebuke or criticize harshly
8. foll by to to amount in essence (to)

   it comes down to two choices

9. slang.
   to lose the effects of a drug and return to a normal or more normal state
10. informal.
    (of a river) to flow in flood

Word History and Origins

Origin of comedown¹

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

Example Sentences

A key challenge for young stars, according to Prof Oates, is managing the comedown after a long period of fame.

From BBC

Instead, “The Fire Inside” spends about about half its running time following Claressa and Jason in the brutal comedown following the Olympics, as they struggle to translate that victory into a sustainable income.

From Los Angeles Times

"Certainly if you're on a big Saltburn comedown this will give you your next creepy little guy hit, no problem," he wrote.

From BBC

That’s certainly not a Detroit Lions-esque period of failure, but it is a comedown from the heady days of winning four titles from 2010-16.

From Seattle Times

There was always going to be some sort of comedown after being in soccer dreamland by becoming only the second team - after Manchester United in 1999 - to win the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in the same season.

From Washington Times