"downfall" | Definition and Related Words

Noun

is a type of: failure - an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose

subtypes: finish - the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)

same as: ruin, ruination
is a type of: atmospheric condition, conditions, weather, weather condition - the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
subtypes:
- fine spray - precipitation in very small drops
- hail - precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents
- rain, rainfall - water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
- sleet - partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow)
- snow, snowfall - precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
- virga - light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity)
has: diamond dust, frost mist, frost snow, ice crystal, ice needle, poudrin, snow mist - small crystals of ice

same as: precipitation
is a type of: weakening - becoming weaker

subtypes: anticlimax - a disappointing decline after a previous rise

same as: fall