sundowning

ˈsʌnˌdaʊnɪŋ

Definition

Definition of sundowning - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medical

TECH.

worsening confusion and restlessness in some dementia patients during late afternoon or night

TECH.

The nurse explained that his evening aggression was caused by sundowning.

teaching aid

visual aid

Adjective

worsening symptoms

TECH.

related to symptoms worsening at dusk

TECH.

The doctor noted the sundowning behavior in the elderly patient.

evening

nighttime

nocturnal

medical

TECH.

related to confusion or agitation in the evening

TECH.

The patient exhibited sundowning symptoms after dinner.

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Origin of sundowning

English, sun (sun) + down (setting)

Examples of sundowning in a sentence

The care team adjusted lighting to lessen sundowning at night.
The nurse observed sundowning symptoms in the dementia ward.
Sundowning agitation increased as the evening progressed.
Sundowning behavior was noted in the elderly residents.
Her sundowning episodes were becoming more frequent.

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French:syndrome crépusculaire, crépusculaire, ...
German:Sundowning, Symptome verschlechtern sich bei Dämmerung, ...
Italian:sindrome del tramonto, sintomi peggiorati al tramonto, ...
Spanish:síndrome del atardecer, empeoramiento de los síntomas al anochecer, ...
Portuguese:síndrome do pôr do sol, sintomas agravando-se à noite, ...
Chinese:日落综合征, 黄昏症, ...
Japanese:夕暮れ症候群, 夕方に悪化する, ...
Arabic:مُتَلَازِمَة الغُرُوب, مُتَفاقِم عِند الغُروب, ...
Hebrew:סִינְדְּרוֹם הַשְׁקִיעָה, דַּמְדּוּמִי, ...
Russian:синдром заходящего солнца, усугубление симптомов вечером, ...
Ukrainian:санддаунінг, погіршення симптомів, ...
Hindi:सनडाउनिंग, शाम को लक्षणों का बिगड़ना, ...
Bengali:বিকেল-রাতের বিভ্রান্তি, গোধূলিতে উপসর্গের অবনতি, ...
Catalan:síndrome del capvespre, empitjorament dels símptomes al capvespre, ...
Czech:syndrom soumraku, se zhoršováním příznaků k večeru, ...
Danish:aftenlig forværring af symptomer ved demens, forværring af symptomer ved skumring, ...
Dutch:sundowning, symptomen die 's avonds verergeren, ...
Greek:σύνδρομο ηλιοβασιλέματος, επιδεινούμενα συμπτώματα το σούρουπο, ...
Hungarian:napnyugta-szindróma, esti zavartsággal járó, ...
Khmer:រោគសញ្ញាច្របូកច្របល់ និងកន្ត្រាក់កន្ត្រើយកាន់តែខ្លាំងនៅពេលល្ងាច ឬយប់, ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងរោគសញ្ញាដែលកាន់តែធ្ងន់ឡើងនៅពេលព្រលប់, ...
Korean:선다운 증후군, 해질녘에 증상 악화, ...
Persian:سندرم غروب, بدتر شدن علائم در غروب, ...
Polish:zespół zachodzącego słońca, pogorszenie objawów wieczorem, ...
Portuguese (BR):síndrome do pôr do sol, piora dos sintomas ao entardecer, ...
Romanian:sindrom sundowning, agravarea simptomelor la amurg, ...
Swedish:ökad förvirring och oro på kvällstid hos personer med demens, försämring av symtom vid skymning, ...
Thai:อาการซันดาวน์, อาการแย่ลงในตอนเย็น, ...
Turkish:akşamüstü belirtilerin kötüleşmesi, gün batımı, ...
Vietnamese:hội chứng hoàng hôn, triệu chứng xấu đi vào buổi tối, ...

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Definition of sundowning - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Adjective

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