downfall
[noun]
Synonyms: ruin, collapse, comeuppance (slang), destruction, disgrace, fall, overthrow, undoing

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Contrasted words: aid, help, support
Related Idioms: road to ruin
Related Words: comedown, descent, discomfiture, down, headache, problem, trouble

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

down‧fall /ˈdaʊnfɔːl $ -fɒːl/ noun [singular]

1. complete loss of your money, moral standards, social position etc, or the sudden failure of an organization:
the scandal that led to the president’s downfall

2. something that causes a complete failure or loss of someone’s money, moral standards, social position etc
be sb’s downfall
an addiction to gambling that proved to be her downfall

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

downfall
noun
ADJ. eventual, ultimate
VERB + DOWNFALL bring about, cause, lead to a scandal that brought about his downfall
contribute to, hasten The failure of this scheme contributed to her eventual downfall.
plot They were found guilty of plotting the downfall of the government.
DOWNFALL + VERB come The movement's downfall came with the failed coup d'etat.
PHRASES be sb's downfall His greed was eventually his downfall.

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