English noun: downfall |
1. | downfall (event) failure that results in a loss of position or reputation |
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| Synonyms | ruin, ruination |
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| Broader (hypernym) | failure |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | finish |
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2. | downfall (phenomenon) the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) |
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| Synonyms | precipitation |
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| Broader (hypernym) | atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | fine spray, hail, rain, rainfall, sleet, snow, snowfall, virga |
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| Part holonym | diamond dust, frost mist, frost snow, ice crystal, ice needle, poudrin, snow mist |
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3. | downfall (event) a sudden decline in strength or number or importance |
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| Samples | The fall of the House of Hapsburg.
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| Synonyms | fall |
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| Broader (hypernym) | weakening |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | anticlimax |
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| Antonyms | rise |
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