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Downfall

Downfall Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Downfall? [n] failure that results in a loss of position or reputation [n] a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg" [n] the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) Synonyms \| Synonyms for Downfall: fall \| precipitation \| ruin \| ruination Related Terms \| Find terms related to Downfall: atrophy \| bane \| beating \| bouleversement \| brash \| breakdown \| burst of rain \| cascade \| cataract \| chute \| cloudburst \| collapse \| comedown \| conquering \| conquest \| convulsion \| crash \| cropper \| deathblow \| debacle \| decadence \| declension \| declination \| decline \| defeat \| deflation \| defluxion \| degeneracy \| degeneration \| degradation \| deluge \| descending \| descension \| descent \| destroyer \| destruction \| devolution \| discomfiture \| down \| downbend \| downcome \| downcurve \| downflow \| downgrade \| downpour \| downrush \| downtrend \| downturn \| downward trend \| drencher \| drop \| dropping \| drubbing \| failure \| fall \| falling \| flood \| gravitation \| gushing rain \| headache \| heavy rain \| hiding \| inclination \| lambasting \| lathering \| licking \| mastery \| nose dive \| overcoming \| overthrow \| overturn \| plash \| plummeting \| pounce \| pour \| pratfall \| problem \| prostration \| quietus \| rainburst \| rainspout \| rainstorm \| rapids \| ruin \| ruination \| sabotage \| scud \| smash \| soaker \| soaking rain \| spate \| spout \| stoop \| stumble \| subdual \| subduing \| subjugation \| subversion \| swoop \| tailspin \| thrashing \| torrent of rain \| trimming \| trouble \| trouncing \| tumble \| undoing \| upheaval \| upset \| vanquishment \| waterfall \| Waterloo \| waterspout \| whipping See Also \| anticlimax \| atmospheric condition \| diamond dust \| failure \| fine spray \| finish \| frost mist \| frost snow \| hail \| ice crystal \| ice needle \| poudrin \| rain \| rainfall \| sleet \| snow \| snow mist \| snowfall \| virga \| weakening \| weather \| weather condition Downfall In Webster's Dictionary \Down"fall`\, n. 1. A sudden fall; a body of things falling. Those cataracts or downfalls aforesaid. --Holland. Each downfall of a flood the mountains pour. --Dryden. 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. --Motley.

Downfall Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Downfall?

[n] failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
[n] a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
[n] the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

Synonyms | Synonyms for Downfall: fall | precipitation | ruin | ruination

Downfall In Webster's Dictionary

\Down"fall`\, n.
1. A sudden fall; a body of things falling.

         Those cataracts or downfalls aforesaid. --Holland.

         Each downfall of a flood the mountains pour.
                                               --Dryden.

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.     --Motley.

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