downfall
Dictionary
noun
- A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
"Many economic and political reasons led to the downfall of the Roman Empire."
- The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
- An act of falling down.
"a downfall of rain"
verb
- To fall down; deteriorate; decline.
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