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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

BABYLON ENGLISH
downfall n.
defeat, ruin; heavy rain, heavy snow

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
downfall
downfall
\down"fall`\ (-f&add;l`), n.
1. a sudden fall; a body of things falling. those cataracts or downfalls aforesaid. each downfall of a flood the mountains pour.
2. a sudden descent from rank or state, reputation or happiness; destruction; ruin. dire were the consequences which would follow the downfall of so important a place.
downfall
n
1. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation [syn: ruin, ruination]

2. the falling to earth of 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]
[ant: rise]

WORDNET 2.0
downfall
Noun
1. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
(synonym) ruin, ruination
(hypernym) failure
(hyponym) finish
2. the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
(synonym) precipitation
(hypernym) weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition
(hyponym) fine spray
(part-meronym) ice crystal, snow mist, diamond dust, poudrin, ice needle, frost snow, frost mist
3. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
(synonym) fall
(hypernym) weakening
(hyponym) anticlimax

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Downfall
Downfall may refer to:

Film and television Downfall (2004 film) (Der Untergang), 2004 German film about the last days of Nazi GermanyDownfall (1997 film), a 1997 Korean film starring Shin Eun-gyeongDownfall (game show), an American game show, hosted by Chris JerichoDead Space: Downfall, a 2008 animated sci-fi filmDownfall (RahXephon episode)
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WIKTIONARY - Yabla

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

BABYLON ENGLISH
downfall n.
defeat, ruin; heavy rain, heavy snow

HENGLISH - ADVANCED VERSION
downfall
downfall
\down"fall`\ (-f&add;l`), n.
1. a sudden fall; a body of things falling. those cataracts or downfalls aforesaid. each downfall of a flood the mountains pour.
2. a sudden descent from rank or state, reputation or happiness; destruction; ruin. dire were the consequences which would follow the downfall of so important a place.
downfall
n
1. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation [syn: ruin, ruination]

2. the falling to earth of 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]
[ant: rise]

WORDNET 2.0
downfall
Noun
1. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
(synonym) ruin, ruination
(hypernym) failure
(hyponym) finish
2. the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
(synonym) precipitation
(hypernym) weather, weather condition, atmospheric condition
(hyponym) fine spray
(part-meronym) ice crystal, snow mist, diamond dust, poudrin, ice needle, frost snow, frost mist
3. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
(synonym) fall
(hypernym) weakening
(hyponym) anticlimax

ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA - THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
Downfall
Downfall may refer to:

Film and television Downfall (2004 film) (Der Untergang), 2004 German film about the last days of Nazi GermanyDownfall (1997 film), a 1997 Korean film starring Shin Eun-gyeongDownfall (game show), an American game show, hosted by Chris JerichoDead Space: Downfall, a 2008 animated sci-fi filmDownfall (RahXephon episode)
See more at Wikipedia.org...

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