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downfalls

downfalls is the plural 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

Questions about downfalls

What is downfalls the plural of?
Downfalls is the plural of downfall.

Words near downfalls in the dictionary

  1. downfal
  2. downfall
  3. downfallen
  4. downfalling
  5. downfallings
  6. downfalls
  7. downfals
  8. downfault
  9. downfaulted
  10. downfaulting
  11. downfaults

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