downfall

Meaning

Synonyms

ruin
B1
fall
A2
collapse
C1
decline
C1
destruction
B2
doom
C1
drop
A2
decay
C2
ruination
48k
deterioration
27k
defeat
B2
precipitation
43k
wreck
B2
perdition
39k
overthrow
C2
comedown
degeneration
35k
crash
B1
degradation
24k
breakdown
C1
prostration
punch line
rain
B1
🌧️
rainfall
24k
rain shower
retrogression
sailing
C1
scrap
C1
shower
B1
🚿
slump
21k
spate
44k
squall
43k
storm
B1
surrender
B2
tempest
22k
thunderstorm
21k
toll
C1
torrent
28k
tumble
C2
turnover
20k
upset
A2
wastage
waterfall
C2
weakening
24k
wipeout
wreckage
C2
write-off
35k
falling out
labefaction

falling into straitened circumstances

Translations

Untergang
chute
Verfall
caída
caduta
Fall
ruine
Sturz
ruina
val
decadencia
Ruin
rovina
ondergang
Frequency

C2
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈdaʊnfɔːl/
Etymology

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

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