downfall (n.)

  1. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

    [ Syn: ruin , ruination ]

  2. the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

    [ Syn: precipitation ]

  3. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; the fall of the House of Hapsburg

    [ Syn: fall ]

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