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 Definitions of downfall  [ˈdaʊnˌfɔl]  

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Definition of 'downfall' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) downfall
overthrow; ruin.

2.  downfall
something causing this.

3.  downfall
a sudden fall of rain or snow.

Etymology:  (1250–1300)

Definition of 'downfall' Princeton's WordNet 

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"


Definition of 'downfall' Webster Dictionary 

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


Translation of 'downfall' Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary 

Sense: a disastrous fall, especially a final failure or ruin
the downfall of our hopes.

Afrikaans flag Afrikaans: ondergang Arabic flag Arabic: إنْهِيار، سُقوط Bulgarian flag Bulgarian: провал
Brazilian flag Brazilian: queda Czech flag Czech: pád, zhroucení German flag German: der Untergang
Danish flag Danish: ulykke; undergang Greek flag Greek: κατάρρευση, καταστροφή Spanish flag Spanish: ruina
Estonian flag Estonian: kokkuvarisemine Farsi flag Farsi: نابودی Finnish flag Finnish: romahdus
French flag French: chute, ruine Hebrew flag Hebrew: נְפִילָה, מַפָּלָה Hindi flag Hindi: पतन
Croatian flag Croatian: katastrofalno uništenje, Hungarian flag Hungarian: bukás Indonesian flag Indonesian: hancur
Icelandic flag Icelandic: hrun Italian flag Italian: caduta, rovina Japanese flag Japanese: 没落
Korean flag Korean: 몰락 Lithuanian flag Lithuanian: žlugimas Latvian flag Latvian: pagrimums; bojāeja
Malay flag Malay: kegagalan Dutch flag Dutch: val, ondergang Norwegian flag Norwegian: fall, ruin, undergang
Polish flag Polish: ruina, klęska Persian flag Persian: نابودی Pashto flag Pashto: لوېدنه، غور ځېدنه، كښېوتن
Portuguese flag Portuguese: queda Romanian flag Romanian: prăbuşire, cădere Russian flag Russian: крушение; крах
Slovak flag Slovak: zrútenie Slovenian flag Slovenian: propad Serbian flag Serbian: propast
Swedish flag Swedish: fall, undergång Thai flag Thai: ความตกต่ำ Turkish flag Turkish: yıkılma, düşüş, çöküş
Taiwanese flag Taiwanese: 垮台 Ukrainian flag Ukrainian: загибель, крах Urdu flag Urdu: زوال
Vietnamese flag Vietnamese: sự suy vi Chinese flag Chinese: 垮台

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