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- [doun-kuhm]
- /ˈdaʊnˌkʌm/
- /dˈaʊnkʌm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doun-kuhm]
- /ˈdaʊnˌkʌm/
Definitions of downcome word
- noun downcome a downcomer. 1
- noun downcome Archaic. descent or downfall; comedown; humiliation. 1
- noun downcome A tumbling or falling down; a sudden or heavy fall; an overthrow; ruin; destruction. 1
- abbreviation DOWNCOME downfall 0
- noun downcome In ironmaking, a pipe that leads combustible gases downward from the top of the blast furnace to the hot-blast stoves, boilers, etc., where they are burned. 0
- verb downcome To come down; fall down; come or fall apart. 0
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Origin of downcome
First appearance:
before 1505 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1505-15; down1 + come
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Parts of speech for Downcome
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
downcome popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 52% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
downcome usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for downcome
noun downcome
- decline — If something declines, it becomes less in quantity, importance, or strength.
- abasement — to reduce or lower, as in rank, office, reputation, or estimation; humble; degrade.
- comedown — If you say that something is a comedown, you think that it is not as good as something else that you have just done or had.
- discomfiture — Archaic. defeat in battle; rout.
- downfall — descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
Antonyms for downcome
noun downcome
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- boon — You can describe something as a boon when it makes life better or easier for someone.
- success — the favorable or prosperous termination of attempts or endeavors; the accomplishment of one's goals.
- ascension — In some religions, when someone goes to heaven, you can refer to their ascension to heaven.
- improvement — an act of improving or the state of being improved.
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