downfallnoun [ S ]
uk/ˈdaʊn.fɔːl/us/ˈdaʊn.fɑːl/(something that causes) the usually sudden destruction of a person, organization, or government and their loss of power, money, or health:
Rampant corruption brought about the downfall of the government.
In the end, it was the continual drinking that was his downfall.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Losing and being defeated
- battering
- capitulate
- defeat
- drubbing
- fallen
- give
- give in
- go
- go down
- knuckle under
- leave, go off, etc. with your tail between your legs idiom
- lose
- meet your match idiom
- say
- squeaker
- succumb
- tail
- throw
- tie
- you win! idiom
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