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