downfall
Meaning
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- A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
- The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
- An act of falling down.
Synonyms
falling into straitened circumstances
heavy shower
Frequency
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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