sundown
/ˈsʌnˌdaʊn/
Etymology
From sun + down.
sundown means sunset. Lexicurio rates it Distinctive — a strength score of 67 out of 100.
sundown is pronounced /ˈsʌnˌdaʊn/.
noun
- Sunset.“We’ll meet by the pier at sundown.”
- 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.“"She also “sundowned”, and someone had to keep an eye on her 24-7."”