Downfall
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noun.
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noun.
A loss of wealth, rank, reputation, or happiness; ruin.
noun.
A cause of ruin.
noun.
A fall of rain or snow, especially a heavy or unexpected one.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
A falling downward; a fall; descent: as, the
downfall
of a stream.
noun.
What falls downward; a waterfall.
noun.
A pit; an abyss.
noun.
Descent or fall to a lower position or standing; complete failure or overthrow; ruin: as, the
downfall
of Napoleon.
noun.
Waning; decay.
noun.
A kind of trap in which a weight or missile falls down when the set is sprung; a deadfall. See the extract.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
A sudden fall; a body of things falling.
noun.
A sudden descent from rank or state, reputation or happiness; destruction; ruin.
Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
noun.
A
precipitous
decline
in
fortune
; a rapid
deterioration
, as in status or wealth.
noun.
The
cause
of such a fall; a
critical
blow or
error
.
verb.
To
fall
down;
deteriorate
;
decline
.
WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun.
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
noun.
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
noun.
the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
Word Usage
"Yes, in fact his downfall is about halfway through I'd say."