a shadow of (one's) former self



a shadow of (one's) former self

A person whose personality has changed dramatically to become decreased in vivacity in some way, often following some traumatic event. Ever since Tim was in that accident, he's been a shadow of his former self. She's so quiet now, like a shadow of her former self. Does anyone know what happened to the bubbly girl we once knew?
See also: former, of, shadow

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
KerİM-Turkish
Nikolas-Greek, English
JadenJAY-dənEnglish (Modern)
Jyotsna-Indian, Hindi
Glorianaglawr-ee-AN-əEnglish (Rare)
Dalibor-Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic