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WIKTIONARY
downfall
Noun
  • ∙ A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
  • ∙ The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
  • ∙ An act of falling down.
Verb
  • ∙ To fall down; deteriorate; decline. intransitive
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