DOWNFALL meaning: Decline or collapse after success

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Definitions from Wiktionary (downfall)

▸ noun:  A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
▸ noun:  The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
▸ noun:  An act of falling down.
▸ verb:  (intransitive) To fall down; deteriorate; decline.

Opposite:

uprise, improvement, advancement

Types:

demise, failure, catastrophe, calamity, disaster, more...

Phrases:

the downfall, Operation Downfall, Tickets to My Downfall, Puzzle of a Downfall Child, World Downfall, more...

Adjectives:

own, final, eventual, ultimate, political, speedy, inevitable, sudden, complete, moral, imminent

Colors:

dark gray, black, deep red, maroon, charcoal, more...

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