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Added 9 October 2026

sundown

/ˈsʌnˌdaʊn/ noun

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sundown at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A hat with a wide brim to shade the eyes from sunlight.

verb

To experience an episode or an onset of some detrimental mental condition like agitation, anxiety, hallucination or dementia, daily at the approach of nightfall.

Origin

From sun + down.

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