Definitions for downfall
ˈdaʊnˌfɔldown·fall

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. downfall, ruin, ruinationnoun

   failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

2. precipitation, downfallnoun

   the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

3. fall, downfallnoun

   a sudden decline in strength or number or importance

   "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

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1. Downfallnoun

   A sudden descent from rank or state, reputation or happiness; destruction; ruin; as, the senator's unrestrained sexual escapades led to his downfall.

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1. downfallnoun

   A precipitous decline in fortune; a rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.

   Many economic and political reasons led to the downfall of the Roman Empire.

2. downfallnoun

   The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.

   It is the downfall of evil, that it never sees far enough ahead. uE000185625uE001 Orson Scott Card

3. downfallverb

   To fall down; deteriorate; decline.

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1. Downfall

   Downfall is a single taken from the second studio album Hatebreeder, by the Finnish metal band Children of Bodom. The song, originally called "Forevermore", was written by the lead vocalist Alexi Laiho. The video of "Downfall" was directed by Mika Lindberg. Side-b contains the cover track "No Commands" by fellow Finnish band Stone. The single spent a total of 11 weeks on the Finnish charts, 2 of which were at #1. It is usually the last song played live at Children of Bodom gigs. They sometimes use an extended intro by keyboardist Janne Wirman in which Laiho and guitarist Roope Latvala play the riffs of famous metal songs (such as Dio's Holy Diver and Judas Priest's Breaking the Law) after which they begin playing the song's main riff.

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1. Downfallnoun

   a sudden fall; a body of things falling

2. Downfallnoun

   a sudden descent from rank or state, reputation or happiness; destruction; ruin

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1. Downfall

   Downfall is a 2004 war film directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, depicting the final ten days of Adolf Hitler's reign of Nazi Germany in 1945. The film's screenplay was written by Bernd Eichinger, and based upon the books Inside Hitler's Bunker, by historian Joachim Fest; Until the Final Hour, the memoirs of Traudl Junge, one of Hitler's secretaries; Albert Speer's memoirs, Inside the Third Reich; Hitler's Last Days: An Eye–Witness Account, by Gerhardt Boldt; Das Notlazarett Unter Der Reichskanzlei: Ein Arzt Erlebt Hitlers Ende in Berlin by Doctor Ernst-Günther Schenck; and, Siegfried Knappe's memoirs, Soldat: Reflections of a German Soldier, 1936–1949. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

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1. downfall

   Song lyrics by downfall -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by downfall on the Lyrics.com website.

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1. Alex

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Karen

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of downfall in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of downfall in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of downfall in a Sentence

1. Joe McConnell:

   While we can't actually prove how the extreme weather and resulting crop failures, food shortages and epidemic disease contributed to the downfall of Roman Republic 2,000 years ago, it seems only logical that it must have played a significant role.

2. Clifford V. Villalon:

   Veracity in what you do will define your bravery and strength. Ensuring that your bravery will lead you to success and not downfall.

3. Mohamad Bazzi:

   When the Syrian war first started, Erdogan's government wanted the downfall of the Assad regime, and without Western military intervention, it thought that these foreign fighters would turn the tide, now that strategy is backfiring as the Islamic State becomes more emboldened.

4. Frank Lloyd Wright:

   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.

5. Ganeshan Wignaraja:

   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.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=downfall
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=downfall
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Downfall
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Downfall
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downfall
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=downfall