downfall

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. (countable, uncountable) A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
2. (countable, uncountable) The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
3. (countable, uncountable) An act of falling down.

Verb

To fall down; deteriorate; decline.

Sinonieme

ruin

fall

collapse

decline

destruction

doom

drop

decay

ruination

deterioration

defeat

precipitation

wreck

perdition

overthrow

comedown

degeneration

crash

degradation

breakdown

prostration

punch line

rain

🌧️

rainfall

rain shower

retrogression

sailing

scrap

shower

🚿

slump

spate

squall

storm

surrender

tempest

thunderstorm

toll

torrent

tumble

turnover

upset

wastage

waterfall

weakening

wipeout

wreckage

write-off

falling out

labefaction

falling into straitened circumstances

Vertalings

Untergang

chute

Verfall

caída

caduta

Fall

ruine

Sturz

ruina

val

decadencia

Ruin

rovina

ondergang

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈdaʊnfɔːl/

Etimologie (Engels)

From down- + fall. In this spelling, from 16th century; spelled as two words from 13th century.