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- a shadow of (one's) former self
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?
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
| KerİM | | - | Turkish |
| Nikolas | | - | Greek, English |
| Jaden | | JAY-dən | English (Modern) |
| Jyotsna | | - | Indian, Hindi |
| Gloriana | | glawr-ee-AN-ə | English (Rare) |
| Dalibor | | - | Czech, Slovak, Croatian, Serbian, Slovene, Medieval Slavic |