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down·fall
[doun-fawl] Pronunciation Key
[doun-fawl] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | descent to a lower position or standing; overthrow; ruin. |
| 2. | something causing ruin, failure, etc.: Liquor was his downfall. |
| 3. | a fall, as of rain, snow, or the like, often sudden or heavy. |
| 4. | a trap using a falling weight for killing, injuring, or imprisoning the prey. |
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| down·fall
(doun'fôl') Pronunciation Key
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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| downfall | |
noun | |
| 1. | failure that results in a loss of position or reputation |
| 2. | the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) [syn: precipitation] |
| 3. | a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg" [syn: fall] [ant: rise] |
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Downfall
Down"fall`\, n. 1. A sudden fall; a body of things falling. Those cataracts or downfalls aforesaid. --Holland. Each downfall of a flood the mountains pour. --Dryden. 2. A sudden descent from rank or state, reputation or happiness; destruction; ruin. Dire were the consequences which would follow the downfall of so important a place. --Motley.
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