sundown

[ suhn-doun ]
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noun
  1. sunset, especially the time of sunset.

verb (used without object)
  1. Psychiatry. (especially of dementia patients) to experience confusion or hallucinations late in the day or at night, likely as a result of strange surroundings, drug effects, decreased sensory input, or reduction of oxygen supply to the brain.

Origin of sundown

1
First recorded in 1610–20; sun + down1

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British Dictionary definitions for sundown

sundown

/ (ˈsʌnˌdaʊn) /


noun
  1. another name for sunset

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