Definizione monolingua

downfall

downfall (third-person singular simple present downfalls, present participle downfalling, simple past downfell, past participle downfallen)

1. (intransitive) To fall down; deteriorate; decline.
   • 1977, Mina P. Shaughnessy, Errors and expectations: a guide for the teacher of basic writing:

     [...] wants to make civilization his subject, he will have a hard time proceeding with the sentence unless collapse is in his active vocabulary, for he cannot say ""our civilization will downfall"" or ""fall down.""

   • 1998, Peter Vink, Ernst A. P. Koningsveld, Steven Dhondt, Human factors in organizational design and management-VI:

     Common belief has been that in the future the number of middle managers will downfall due to empowerment and team-building.

   • 1998, Lithuanian physics journal:

     It should be noted that the magnitude of satellites decreases when tuning out of degeneracy, and in the wavelength range of 1.2-1.3 pm it downfalls to the value of 10-15% of the main spike magnitude.

   • 2008, Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, Thus Spake Zarathustra:

     [...] As goodly air as ever From lunar orb downfell— Be it by hazard, Or supervened it by arrogancy?

downfall (plural downfalls)

1. 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.

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

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

Definizione dizionario downfall

caduta

morte

perdita

crollo

decadenza

naufragio

partenza

precipitazione

rovescio

rovina

tracollo

Altri significati:

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

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

ruin(ation)

precipitous decline in fortune; a rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth

cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error