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comedown

noun

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈkʌmˌdaʊn/

noun

Etymology: A deverbal from come down.

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

    He had two subjects of conversation, the shame and come-down of being a tramp, and the best way of getting a free meal.

    I have to say it again, my Dearest Friend. What a wonderful Comedown for the Godhead! What a wonderful Comeuppance for Humankind! That’s because You, Lord God, Creator, Bellows Maker of All That Breathes, deigned to come to my hovel of a soul; once there, to fatten up the leanness of my soul with the plumpitude of Your Sacrament; that’s to say, with the plenitude of Your Divinity and Humanity.

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