Definition of "setdown" [set•down]

• The humbling of a person by act or words. (noun)
• A retort or a reproof that has a humbling effect. (noun)

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• "The process is known as "wind setdown," which is defined as a drop in water level caused by wind stress acting on the surface of a body of water for an extended period of time."
• "You kissed Minerva, and she gave you a setdown to blister your ears."
• "Phall if you but will, rise you must: and none so soon either shall the pharce for the nunce come to a setdown secular phoenish."