 downfall |
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| 1. | [ noun ] failure that results in a loss of position or reputation | |
| Synonyms: | ruination ruin | |
| Related terms: | failure finish ruin | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (meteorology) the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) | |
| Synonyms: | precipitation | |
| Related terms: | weather rain snow hail sleet virga fine_spray ice_crystal precipitate | |
| 3. | [ noun ] a sudden decline in strength or number or importance | |
| Synonyms: | fall | |
| Examples: | "the fall of the House of Hapsburg" |
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| Related terms: | rise weakening anticlimax fall | |
| Similar spelling: |
downfield |
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