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downfall
noun
a) A precipitous decline in fortune; a rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.

Many economic and political reasons led to the downfall of the Roman Empire.

b) The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.

It is the downfall of evil, that it never sees far enough ahead. —

Syn: fall
See Also: down-fallen, downfallen

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