1. Decline to a lower status or level
   "Losing his job was a significant comedown for the former executive"
    
2. A feeling of disappointment when expectations are not met
   "The mediocre sequel was a real comedown after the brilliant original";
   - disappointment, letdown, sell [Brit, informal]
    
3. (drugs) the unpleasant after-effects of drug use as the drug wears off
   "The comedown from stimulants can be severe"

1. Move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
   "He was coming down the stairs";
   - descend, go down
    
2. (of rain, snow, etc.) landing after falling from the clouds
   "Heavy rain came down all afternoon";
   - precipitate, fall
    
3. Get sick
   "He came down with the flu just before his vacation";
   - sicken
    
4. Criticize or reprimand harshly
   "The critics came down hard on the new play"
    
5. Be the essential element
   "The proposal comes down to a compromise";
   - reduce, boil down
    
6. Become reduced in amount, level, intensity, or value
   "prices will come down sharply";
   - decrease, diminish, lessen, fall, go down, sink, dent

Derived forms: come down, comedowns, came down, comes down, coming down

See also: travel

Type of: abasement, become, change magnitude, criticise [Brit], criticize, damn [informal], decline, dissatisfaction, fall, go, humiliation, knock [informal], locomote, move, pick apart, travel, turn, worsen

Encyclopedia: Comedown