Comedowns - Английское значение и перевод слова Comedowns на Русский язык

noun

A disappointing end to an exciting or impressive series of events.

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The rest of the journey was an anticlimax by comparison

noun

An event or experience that causes disappointment because it is less exciting than was expected or because it happens immediately after a much more interesting or exciting event

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When you really look forward to something it's often an anticlimax when it actually happens., comin…

noun

(especially in a literary work) an effect of anticlimax created by an unintentional lapse in mood from the sublime to the trivial or ridiculous.

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His epic poem has passages of almost embarrassing bathos

noun

A sudden change from a beautiful or important subject to a silly or very ordinary one, especially when this is not intended

verb

(typically of something regarded as good) become smaller, fewer, or less; decrease.

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The birth rate continued to decline

noun

A gradual and continuous loss of strength, numbers, quality, or value.

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A serious decline in bird numbers

verb

To go down in amount or quality; lessen or weaken

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His interest in the project declined after his wife died., her health declined quickly., [ t ] she …

noun

The action or process of deflating or being deflated.

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The deflation of the illusion that the 1960s were a perpetual party

noun

An economic situation in which prices fall and there is a reduction in wages and government spending, and low levels of growth

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Global deflation is squeezing profits and extinguishing jobs., he warned that euroland could sink i…

noun

The condition or process of degrading or being degraded.

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A trail of human misery and degradation

noun

The process by which something is made worse, esp. the quality of land

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One of the effects of environmental degradation is the absence of fish in that river.

noun

Reduction in rank or status.

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She could remain on the staff if she accepted demotion to ordinary lecturer

noun

A move to a less senior job, or the act of moving someone to a less senior job

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His demotion would mean a reduction in retirement pay from $9,400 a month to $8,500., an alternativ…

noun

Sadness or displeasure caused by the non-fulfilment of one's hopes or expectations.

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To her disappointment, there was no chance to talk privately with luke

noun

The unhappiness or discouragement that results when your hopes or expectations have not been satisfied, or someone or something that is not as good as you had hoped or expected

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[ u ] her disappointment showed on her face., [ c ] after two losing seasons, we felt he was a disa…

noun

Loss of reputation or respect as the result of a dishonourable action.

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He left the army in disgrace

verb

Bring shame or discredit on.

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You have disgraced the family name

noun

Embarrassment and the loss of other people’s respect, or behavior that causes this

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He resigned in disgrace., he’s a disgrace to his family., the lies my opponent is telling about me …

noun

A feeling of disappointment resulting from the discovery that something is not as good as one believed it to be.

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His disillusionment with education was due to a number of factors

noun

A feeling of being disappointed and unhappy because of discovering the truth about something or someone that you liked or respected

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Disillusionment with there is increasing disillusionment with the government., he left the company,…

verb

Reduce to a lower grade, rank, or level of importance.

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Some jobs had gradually been downgraded from skilled to semi-skilled

noun

An instance of reducing someone or something's rank, status, or level of importance.

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Downgrades by debt-rating agencies outnumber upgrades by five to one

noun

A downward gradient on a railway or road.

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A steep downgrade for which he had to put the car in second

verb

Cause (someone) to feel less important or proud.

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He was humbled by his many ordeals

adjective

Having or showing a modest or low estimate of one's importance.

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I felt very humble when meeting her

adjective

Of low social, administrative, or political rank.

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She came from a humble, unprivileged background

noun

The action of humiliating someone or the state of being humiliated.

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They suffered the humiliation of losing in the opening round

noun

The feeling of being ashamed or losing respect for yourself, or an occasion when you have this feeling

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Humiliation of after the humiliation of last week's defeat, the mets were back on form., imagine th…

noun

The action of moving someone or something in a downward direction.

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Conditions do not allow the lowering of a rescue boat

adjective

(of the sky) dark and threatening.

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A day of lowering cloud

verb

Move (someone or something) in a downward direction.

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He watched the coffin being lowered into the ground

noun

Great embarrassment and shame.

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They mistook my mortification for an admission of guilt

noun

A feeling of being very embarrassed

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To the mortification of the show's organizers, the top performer withdrew at the last minute.

noun

The action or fact of making something smaller or less in amount, degree, or size.

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Talks on arms reduction

noun

A change to an opposite direction, position, or course of action.

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A dramatic reversal in population decline in the alps

noun

A reversal or check in progress.

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A serious setback for the peace process

noun

Something that causes delay or stops progress

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Democrats suffered a serious setback in yesterday’s election, losing all three contested seats.

noun

Something that happens that causes a delay or prevents a process from continuing

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He suffered a setback yesterday in his attempts to take a stake in the mobile phone company., a set…

noun

An event or period that is spoiled by constant or heavy rain.

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Last summer was a bit of a washout here

noun

A complete failure

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The dance was a washout – only three people showed up.