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
Varinia-Ancient Roman, Spanish
Blair['blɛə]
Theresa[ti'ri:zə]
JannetteJAN-ət, jə-NETEnglish
MiskaMEES-kah (Finnish)Hungarian, Finnish
SigurdSEE-gurd (Swedish)Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Norse Mythology