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Sundown

//ˈsʌnˌdaʊn// noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Sunset. US, countable, uncountable

    "We’ll meet by the pier at sundown."

  2. 2
    the time in the evening at which the sun begins to fall below the horizon wordnet
  3. 3
    A hat with a wide brim to shade the eyes from sunlight. countable
Verb
  1. 1
    to experience an episode or an onset of some detrimental mental condition like agitation, anxiety, hallucination or dementia, daily at nightfall. intransitive

    ""She also “sundowned”, and someone had to keep an eye on her 24-7.""

Etymology

Etymology 1

From sun + down.

Etymology 2

From sun + down.

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