Downfall - Definition
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]