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nouna sudden decline in strength or number or importance
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nounthe falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
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Definition that contains downfall
- finish the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)
- undo cause the ruin or downfall of
- tumble suffer a sudden downfall, overthrow, or defeat
- overthrow cause the downfall of; of rulers
- ezekiel an Old Testament book containing Ezekiel's prophecies of the downfall of Jerusalem and Judah and their subsequent restoration
- overturn cause the downfall of; of rulers
- subvert cause the downfall of; of rulers
- pydna a major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC; resulted in the downfall of the ancient Macedonian kingdom
- battle of pydna a major victory by the Romans over the Macedonians in 168 BC; resulted in the downfall of the ancient Macedonian kingdom
- tragic flaw the character flaw or error of a tragic hero that leads to his downfall