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List of meaning for downfall

a loss of power or prestige

downfall, ruin, ruination(noun)

failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

precipitation, downfall(noun)

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

fall, downfall(noun)

a sudden decline in strength or number or importance

"the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life

an insatiable love of money would be their downfall

a change to a lower state or level

the gradual downfall of the Roman Empire

a loss of status

an ill-advised speech that proved to be the cause of the candidate's downfall

a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity

we ducked under an overhang to shelter ourselves from the sudden downfall

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