sundown

Etymology

sun + down

noun

  1. (US) Sunset.
    We'll meet by the pier at sundown.
  2. (countable) A hat with a wide brim to shade the eyes from sunlight.

verb

  1. (intransitive) to experience an episode or an onset of some detrimental mental condition like agitation, anxiety, hallucination or dementia, daily at nightfall.
    "She also “sundowned”, and someone had to keep an eye on her 24-7." 2009, Kay Cameron, Tim Rhodus, Life With God 101

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