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comedown

comedown

1 6.9
A period of low energy and bad mood after strong excitement or a drug high
  • noun
  • /ˈkoʊmˌdaʊn/
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  • About the intoxication of high times and the depression that accompanies the comedown.

Examples

  • Sits on top of me every Monday when I'm on a comedown.

  • Oh, it sounds like clubber's comedown chorus to me, sweetheart.

  • This is the comedown from the Molly.

  • This is just your usual post-haunt comedown, yeah?

  • Hey, when a comedown outweighs the good times, you know the party's over, man.

  • I'm supposed to see my mum tomorrow, but I'm droppin' tonight, so there's no way I can deal with her on a comedown.

  • I was able to make it through the comedown, but there were points when I was feeling very groggy, especially in the nose. It had some sort of stuffy pressure that can gloss up the eyes after a heavy session.

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  • All Day in Bed: When flower vases start knocking themselves over and the precious-stones high begins to lose its shine, Rihanna takes to bed; this seems to be her preferred place to brace for the comedown.

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  • After the concert ended, the crowd experienced a comedown as they realized the excitement was over.

  • He felt a deep comedown the following day after the party had ended, filled with exhaustion and sadness.

Antonyms

101 4.2

To reach the highest point in amount or quality

35 6.5

A strong feeling of great happiness or excitement

How Low

withdrawal
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50 4.8
comedown
  • NSFW
1 6.9
letdown
27 3.4

Surface Forms

comedown singular
comedowns plural

Morphology

comedown = come (transparent) = down + come

Derived from 'come down' meaning to move from a high/excited state to a lower energy level; nominalization referring to that recovery/withdrawal is direct. [Postprocessing: moved 'down' from base_words to prefix]

Etymology

Comedown comes from the phrase come + down, meaning 'to move from a high to a low', so picture coming down from a high moment or place and feeling low — a comedown is the low mood or loss of energy after excitement or drug use.