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Dictionary: down·fall   (doun'fôl') pronunciation
n.
    1. A sudden loss of wealth, rank, reputation, or happiness; ruin.
    2. A cause of sudden ruin.
  1. A fall of rain or snow, especially a heavy or unexpected one.

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noun

  1. A sudden drop to a lower condition or status: comedown, descent, down, downgrade. See rise/fall.
  2. A disastrous overwhelming defeat or ruin: collapse, fall, waterloo. See thrive/fail/exist.
  3. Something that causes total loss or severe impairment, as of one's health, fortune, honor, or hopes: bane, destroyer, destruction, ruin, ruination, undoing, wrecker. See help/harm/harmless.

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n

Definition: disgrace, ruin
Antonyms: accomplishment, ascent, rise, success


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - nedtur, kraftigt regnskyl

Nederlands (Dutch)
ondergang, stortbui

Français (French)
n. - chute, ruine, effondrement, chute de pluie

Deutsch (German)
n. - Untergang, Ruin

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - πτώση ή κατάρρευση, παρακμή, καταστροφή, καταιγίδα, νεροποντή

Italiano (Italian)
declino, caduta

Português (Portuguese)
n. - falência (f)

Русский (Russian)
падение, выпадение (осадков)

Español (Spanish)
n. - caída, perdición, chaparrón

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - skyfall

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
衰败, 大雨, 垮台

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 衰敗, 大雨, 垮臺

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 추락, (비, 눈 등이) 내림, 실패

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 急激な転落, 没落, 没落の原因, 突然の大降り, 落下, 大降り, 滅亡, 破滅

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) سقوط من مركز سلطه أو ثروة, شئ يسبب سقوط من مركز سلطه أو ثروة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮נפילה, ירידה, גשם כבד, מבול, הרס, סיבה לנפילה‬


 
 
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