Meaning of downfall in English | Powered by Free Dictionary API

noun

• A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.

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

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

• An act of falling down.

  Example: a downfall of rain

verb

• To fall down; deteriorate; decline.