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comedown

come·down

comedown

 
pronunciation:
kuhm daUn
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition 1: a humiliating decline or descent from a former status.
Finishing in last place was a comedown, as the team had been first in the previous year.
antonyms:
rise
definition 2: (informal) a disappointment or anticlimax.
Her homecoming was a comedown after all her expectations.
antonyms:
boost
similar words:
letdown
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