downfall.
A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
Meaning & usage
A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
Many economic and political reasons led to the downfall of the Roman Empire.
The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
An act of falling down.
a downfall of rain
Where this word comes from
From down- + fall. In this spelling, from 16th century; spelled as two words from 13th century.
To fall down; deteriorate; decline.
Where this word comes from
From down- + fall. In this spelling, from 16th century; spelled as two words from 13th century.
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