Associations to the word «Downfall»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

DOWNFALL, noun. Failure that results in a loss of position or reputation.
DOWNFALL, noun. The falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist).
DOWNFALL, noun. A sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg".

Wise words

Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart.
Martin Luther King Jr.