downfall

Noun
  1. Failure that results in a loss of position or reputation (synset 107332733)
    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
  2. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) (synset 111515038)
    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
  3. A sudden decline in strength or number or importance (synset 107442328)
    "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
    is a type of: weakening - becoming weaker
    subtypes: anticlimax - a disappointing decline after a previous rise
    same as: fall

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