English

Noun

comedown ‎(plural comedowns)

1. A sudden drop to a lower status, condition or level; a disappointment or letdown
   • 1933, George Orwell, Down and Out in Paris and London, Chapter XXVIII,

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

   • 2004, Alan Hollinghurst, The Line of Beauty, Bloomsbury, 2005, Chapter 5,

     “So how are you getting on at UCL?” said Penny kindly, as if it must be a sorry comedown after Oxford.

2. A calm, mellow period experienced after the initial high from taking drugs

Alternative forms

• come-down

See also

• crash
• mellowed out