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ˈdaʊnˌfɔldown·fall
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Wiktionary
downfallnoun
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falldownfallnoun
To fall down; deteriorate; decline.
Many economic and political reasons led to the downfall of the Roman Empire.
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falldownfallnoun
The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
It is the downfall of evil, that it never sees far enough ahead. Orson Scott Card
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fall
Princeton's WordNet
downfall, ruin, ruinationnoun
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
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fall, ruination, ruining, precipitation, ruin, wrecking, laying waste, dilapidationprecipitation, downfallnoun
the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
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fall, ruination, ruin, precipitation, hurriedness, haste, hurry, hastinessfall, downfallnoun
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
"the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
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gloam, ruination, autumn, declension, drop, pin, surrender, gloaming, precipitation, crepuscle, descent, capitulation, decline, declination, ruin, downslope, declivity, dip, fall, tumble, crepuscule, dusk, free fall, spill, evenfall, nightfall, twilight
Dictionary of English Synonymes
downfallnoun
Synonyms:
ruin, destruction, fall
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
downfallnoun
Synonyms:
downcome, descent, reverse, abasement, humiliation
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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1232 | fall | |
#2158 | drop | |
#3071 | pin | |
#5615 | decline | |
#6341 | autumn | |
#7052 | collapse | |
#8036 | precipitation | |
#9094 | dip | |
#10122 | twilight | |
#11564 | surrender | |
#11777 | spill | |
#12483 | hurry | |
#13070 | descent | |
#14164 | ruin | |
#17934 | tumble | |
#18076 | dusk | |
#20174 | demise | |
#25448 | haste | |
#27471 | overthrow | |
#27947 | downfall | |
#33438 | wrecking | |
#36665 | ruining | |
#38177 | declination | |
#48660 | undoing | |
#49878 | nightfall | |
#80167 | capitulation | |
#116269 | downslope | |
#117527 | declension | |
#145906 | crepuscule | |
#158990 | ruination | |
#185304 | gloaming | |
#225378 | dilapidation | |
#253199 | declivity | |
#327568 | evenfall |
How to use downfall in a sentence?
Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant: ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.
[ Thomas Jefferson ] downfall was illy timed for us, it gave to England an opportunity to turn full handed on us, when we were unprepared. No matter. We can beat her on our own soil. . .
Noble life demands a noble architecture for noble uses of noble men. Lack of culture means what it has always meant ignoble civilization and therefore imminent downfall.
For everything that I can see, the Democrats have put all of their eggs in one basket here, that is more of a downfall in the general election than in the primary.
The sight of Mahinda Rajapaksa fleeing Sri Lanka on an air force plane represents( the downfall) of this family, their legacy I don't think is a positive one. But one hopes that Sri Lanka will move on in a new direction.
Translations for downfall
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- The translation of "downfall" in Arabic is "سقوط".Arabic
- провал, крахBulgarian
- Verfall, Ruin, Untergang, NiedergangGerman
- The word "downfall" translates to Greek as "καταστροφή" (katastrofi) or "πτώση" (ptosi), depending on the context.Greek
- falegoEsperanto
- The translation of "downfall" to Spanish is "caída."Spanish
- tuho, kukistuminenFinnish
- chuteFrench
- The word "downfall" can be translated to Hindi as "पतन" (patan).Hindi
- անկումArmenian
- rovinio, caduta, tonfoItalian
- The word "downfall" translates to Hebrew as "נפילה" (pronounced: nefila).Hebrew
- 衰亡, 致命傷, 滅亡Japanese
- neergangDutch
- upadekPolish
- ruínaPortuguese
- обвал, крах, падение, крушениеRussian
- ความหายนะThai
- 倒台Chinese
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