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1. (n.) downfall
overthrow; ruin.
2. downfall
something causing this.
3. downfall
a sudden fall of rain or snow.
Etymology: (1250–1300)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) downfall, ruin, ruination
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
2. (noun) precipitation, downfall
the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
3. (noun) fall, downfall
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
"the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
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1. (noun) downfall
a sudden fall; a body of things falling
2. (noun) downfall
a sudden descent from rank or state, reputation or happiness; destruction; ruin
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Sense: a disastrous fall, especially a final failure or ruin
the downfall of our hopes.
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 Afrikaans: ondergang |
 Arabic: إنْهِيار، سُقوط |
 Bulgarian: провал |
 Brazilian: queda |
 Czech: pád, zhroucení |
 German: der Untergang |
 Danish: ulykke; undergang |
 Greek: κατάρρευση, καταστροφή |
 Spanish: ruina |
 Estonian: kokkuvarisemine |
 Farsi: نابودی |
 Finnish: romahdus |
 French: chute, ruine |
 Hebrew: נְפִילָה, מַפָּלָה |
 Hindi: पतन |
 Croatian: katastrofalno uništenje, |
 Hungarian: bukás |
 Indonesian: hancur |
 Icelandic: hrun |
 Italian: caduta, rovina |
 Japanese: 没落 |
 Korean: 몰락 |
 Lithuanian: žlugimas |
 Latvian: pagrimums; bojāeja |
 Malay: kegagalan |
 Dutch: val, ondergang |
 Norwegian: fall, ruin, undergang |
 Polish: ruina, klęska |
 Persian: نابودی |
 Pashto: لوېدنه، غور ځېدنه، كښېوتن |
 Portuguese: queda |
 Romanian: prăbuşire, cădere |
 Russian: крушение; крах |
 Slovak: zrútenie |
 Slovenian: propad |
 Serbian: propast |
 Swedish: fall, undergång |
 Thai: ความตกต่ำ |
 Turkish: yıkılma, düşüş, çöküş |
 Taiwanese: 垮台 |
 Ukrainian: загибель, крах |
 Urdu: زوال |
 Vietnamese: sự suy vi |
 Chinese: 垮台 |
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