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downfall

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

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

    Similar: doom, fall

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

  3. An act of falling down.

    "a downfall of rain"

Synonymsdoom, fall
verb
  1. To fall down; deteriorate; decline.

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