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Downfall
downfall
(downfalls) 1. The downfall of a successful or powerful person or institution is their loss of success or power. His lack of experience had led to his downfall. ? rise N-COUNT: also N in pl, usu with poss 2. The thing that was a person’s downfall caused them to fail or lose power. His honesty had been his downfall... = undoing N-COUNT: usu with poss
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noun Date: 13th century 1. a. a sudden fall (as from power) b. a fall (as of snow or rain) especially when sudden or heavy 2. something that causes a ~ (as of a person) gambling was his ~ • ~en adjective ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. 1 a a fall from prosperity or power. b the cause of this. 2 a sudden heavy fall of rain etc. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. падение, крушение, крах; гибель, разорение of a fortress —- падение (сдача) крепости downfall of all my hopes —- крушение всех моих надежд the downfall of a financier —- разорение финансиста 2. то, что губит drink was his downfall —- его погубило пьянство 3. низвержение 4. ливень 5. сильный снегопад 6. западня, ловушка ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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noun 1) падение; гибель; разорение 2) ниспровержение 3) ливень; сильный снегопад; осадки ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ n complete loss of your money, moral standards, social position etc, or the sudden failure of an organization (The scandal led to the family's downfall. | be sb's downfall) (That one error of judgment was his downfall.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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