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Meaning of downfall

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  downfall
      n 1: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
           [syn: {downfall}, {ruin}, {ruination}]
      2: the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or
         hail or sleet or mist) [syn: {precipitation}, {downfall}]
      3: a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the
         fall of the House of Hapsburg" [syn: {fall}, {downfall}]
         [ant: {rise}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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