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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 |
Virgilio | | veer-JEE-lyo (Italian), beer-KHEE-lyo (Spanish) | Italian, Spanish |
Wawrzyniec | | vahf-ZHIN-yets | Polish |
Angelika | | ahn-GE-lee-kah (German), ahn-ge-LEE-kah (Polish) | German, Polish, Slovak, Czech |
Fausta | | - | Italian, Ancient Roman |
Giraldo | | - | Italian |
Chanah | | - | Hebrew |