Meaning & use
downfall
A sudden loss of power, status, or prosperity, or the thing that causes it.
See it in a sentence
Corruption charges led directly to the president's swift and very public downfall.
His own arrogance proved to be his downfall in the end.
A note on using this word
Downfall often names the specific cause of ruin, as in 'pride was his downfall', not just the ruin itself.
Words with a similar meaning
collapseruin
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Words with an opposite meaning
risetriumph
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