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Definitions for Downfall
[1] descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin.
[2] something causing ruin, failure, etc.: Liquor was his downfall.
[3] a fall, as of rain, snow, or the like, often sudden or heavy.
[4] a trap using a falling weight for killing, injuring, or imprisoning the prey.
[5] a sudden loss of position, health, or reputation
[6] a fall of rain, snow, etc, esp a sudden heavy one
[7] another word for deadfall
Words related to Downfall
breakdown, undoing, collapse, debacle, deterioration, overthrow, destruction, ruination, down, discomfiture, comeuppance, comedown, descent, deluge, flood, drop, decadence, cloudburst, bane, failure
Words nearby Downfall
downdraught, downer, downers grove, downey, downey cell, downfall, downfallen, downfield, downforce, downgrade, downgrowth
Origin of Downfall
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at down1, fall
Other words from Downfall
down·fall·en , adjective
Synonyms for Downfall
breakdown, collapse, debacle, destruction, deterioration, overthrow, undoing, atrophy, bane, cloudburst, comedown, comeuppance, decadence, declension, degeneracy, degeneration, deluge, descent, devolution, discomfiture, down, drop, failure, fall, flood, ruination, storm, on the rocks, rack and ruin, road to ruin, the skids