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Many economic and political reasons led to the downfall of the Roman Empire.
It is the downfall of evil, that it never sees far enough ahead. —
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Downfall — is a rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth. It may also refer to: Contents 1 Film and television 2 Literature 3 Music … Wikipedia
Downfall — Down fall (doun f[add]l ), n. 1. A sudden fall; a body of things falling. [1913 Webster] Those cataracts or downfalls aforesaid. Holland. [1913 Webster] Each downfall of a flood the mountains pour. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A sudden descent from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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downfall — I noun abasement, adversity, breakdown, calamity, casualty, cataclysm, catastrophe, collapse, debacle, decline, defeat, demotion, destruction, disaster, disgrace, failure, fall, fatality, humiliation, miscarriage, misfortune, perdition,… … Law dictionary
downfall — (n.) “ruin, fall from high condition,” c.1300, from DOWN (Cf. down) (adv.) + FALL (Cf. fall) … Etymology dictionary
downfall — [n] disgrace, ruin atrophy, bane, breakdown, cloudburst, collapse, comedown, comeuppance, debacle, decadence, declension, degeneracy, degeneration, deluge, descent, destruction, deterioration, devolution, discomfiture, down, drop, failure, fall,… … New thesaurus
downfall — ► NOUN ▪ a loss of power, prosperity, or status … English terms dictionary
downfall — [doun′fôl΄] n. 1. a) a sudden fall, as from prosperity or power b) the cause of such a fall 2. a sudden, heavy fall, as of snow … English World dictionary
downfall — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ eventual, ultimate ▪ dramatic, tragic VERB + DOWNFALL ▪ bring about, cause, lead to … Collocations dictionary
downfall — [[t]da͟ʊnfɔːl[/t]] downfalls 1) N COUNT: also N in pl, usu with poss The downfall of a successful or powerful person or institution is their loss of success or power. His lack of experience had led to his downfall. ...people wishing to see the… … English dictionary
Downfall — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Downfall est un groupe de rock précurseur de Rancid. Downfall est un groupe de musique néofolk. Downfall est aussi un des titres du film La Chute (Der… … Wikipédia en Français
