A downfall is a sudden drop in status or strength. You might be winning at Monopoly until your opponents decide to team up against you, which leads to your downfall.
A sudden fall; a body of things falling.
Noun
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
Noun
a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
Noun
the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
n.
A sudden fall; a body of things falling.
n.
A sudden descent from rank or state, reputation or
happiness; destruction; ruin.
Downfall
Those cataracts or downfalls aforesaid.
Each downfall of a flood the mountains pour.2.
Dire were the consequences which would follow the downfall of so important a place.
A sudden fall; a body of things falling.
Usage Examples
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.
The downfall of the industry seems to actually be good for art. I think the industry will find their way once the focus shifts from its greed-based origins, downsizes, and begins to support creative visions that speak to our times and shifting ideals.
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Other Usage ExamplesI like food too much to go on some crazy diet. French fries are my favorite downfall.
I'm a food addict, that's my downfall.
But marriage goes in waves. You've got to be patient. People bail and give up on their marriages way too early. They just don't put the work and the effort into it. You've got to suck up your ego a lot of times, because that can be a big downfall.
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