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downefall

downefall is the obsolete spelling of downfall.

Meaning of downfall

Noun

downfall (countable and uncountable, plural downfalls)

  1. A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
    • Many economic and political reasons led to the downfall of the Roman Empire.
    Synonyms:
    fall, doom
  2. The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
    • Orson Scott Card
      It is the downfall of evil, that it never sees far enough ahead.
  3. An act of falling down.
    • a downfall of rain

See all 4 meanings of downfall

Forms of downefall

pluraldownefalls

Questions about downefall

What is downefall the obsolete spelling of?
Downefall is the obsolete spelling of downfall.

Words near downefall in the dictionary

  1. downe
  2. Downeaster
  3. Downeasters
  4. downed
  5. downed tools
  6. downefall
  7. Downen
  8. Downend
  9. Downens
  10. downer
  11. downers

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