Fall; downfall, ruin.

transferred and figurative.

The action or fact of being made to descend or of declining, deteriorating, etc.; descent from or loss of high (political or moral) status, good…

The process of declining or sinking to a weaker or inferior condition; gradual loss of force, vigour, vitality, or excellence of quality; falling…

The action of falling down; esp. decline in power, status, or prosperity; downfall, demise.

The decline of a person or thing from a position of high standing to one of ruin; ignominy, defeat, or obsolescence; a loss of power, prosperity…

Theology. With the. Sometimes with capital initial. The descent or lapse of humankind into a sinful state as a result of the transgression of Adam…

Gradual decrease or decline in splendour, power, importance, intensity, or the like, esp. as following on the culmination of a process of gradual…

The downfall or decay of a person or society; complete loss of resources, wealth, moral or social standing, well-being, etc. Also as a count noun…

The ruin, downfall, or overthrow of a person or persons; adversity, misfortune. Obsolete.

The process of descending or sinking into a lower position; figurative decline, decay. Cf. declination, n. 4, 5. Obsolete. rare.

The gradual falling off from a condition of prosperity or vigour; decline; decay. Obsolete.

Deterioration, weakening; = labefaction, n.

transferred and figurative. A flowing away backward or downward; decline, decay; a change from a better to a worse state.

The action of to fall off at fall, v. phrasal verbs 1 (in various senses); an instance of this.

Falling off, decay, decreasing, waning, etc.; = decline, n. 1.

figurative. The action or process of declining or coming to an end; an instance of this. Cf. inclination, n. 7, incline, v. 3. Obsolete. rare.

The process or state of declining, or sinking into a lower or inferior condition; gradual diminution, deterioration, or decay; falling off, decline.

The action of the sun in setting or going down; sunset. Also figurative: a low point, nadir. Obsolete.

Scottish. A fall in which the neck is broken; (figurative) destruction; downfall (cf. breakneck, n.). Now rare.

An overturning, a capsizing; an upset. Obsolete.

The action of lapse, v. In immaterial sense: The action or process of sinking or dropping; also, of falling to (a public body) as an acquisition.

Decline, reduction in fortune. Obsolete. rare.

A decline to a lower state or degree; †a fall (in temperature).

Weakening, deterioration; an instance of this. Also: overthrow, downfall.

A movement downwards; a downward change in direction or position; a change in quality or quantity to a lesser or lower degree.

The action or an act of sinking or falling back into inactivity, quiescence, or a diminished state. Of power, authority, etc.

A decline in morals, status, prosperity, etc. Frequently with the, esp. in on the downgrade: declining in terms of morals, status, etc. (cf. on the de…

A decline, esp. in economic or business activity; a fall in rate or value. Cf. upturn, n. 3.

A downward slide; a rapid decline, a downturn.

A decline or downward trend (esp. as part of a cycle of fluctuation); a downturn.

= downturn, n.

a decline or tapering off of demand, etc.; a period of this.