Complete Definition of "downfall"

English

Etymology
From down + fall.

Noun
en-noun

  1. A precipitous decline in fortune; a rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.

#:Many economic and political reasons led to the downfall of the Roman Empire.

  1. The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.

#:It is the downfall of evil, that it never sees far enough ahead. -- wikiquote:Orson Scott Card|Orson Scott Card

Translations
trans-top|A precipitous decline in fortune; a rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth
Finnish: kukistuminen, tuho
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trans-top|The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error
Finnish: tuho
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