Definition of downfall Downfall
/dawˈnfɔˌl/ - [dawnfol] - down•fall
We found 10 definitions of downfall from 5 different sources.
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What does downfall mean?
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NounPlural: downfalls |
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| downfall - failure that results in a loss of position or reputation | ||
| ruin, ruination | ||
| failure an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes" | ||
| downfall - the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) | ||
| precipitation | ||
| atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition, conditions the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow" | ||
| fine spray precipitation in very small drops | ||
| hail enthusiastic greeting | ||
| rainfall, rain anything happening rapidly or in quick successive; "a rain of bullets"; "a pelting of insults" | ||
| sleet partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow) | ||
| snowfall, snow English writer of novels about moral dilemmas in academe (1905-1980) | ||
| virga light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity) | ||
| downfall - a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg" | ||
| fall | ||
| rise the act of changing location in an upward direction | ||
| weakening the act of reducing the strength of something | ||
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Wiktionary 
- downfall (Noun)
A precipitous decline in fortune; a rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth. - downfall (Noun)
The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error. - downfall (Verb)
To fall down; deteriorate; decline.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- downfall (n.)
A sudden fall; a body of things falling. - downfall (n.)
A sudden descent from rank or state, reputation or happiness; destruction; ruin.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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downfall
A sudden decline in strength or number or importance.
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🔤- downfall, noun, singular of downfalls.
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