Breakdown and Downfall

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Breakdown

Breakdown noun - A mental or nervous collapse.
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Downfall is a synonym for breakdown in failure topic. In some cases you can use "Downfall" instead a noun "Breakdown".
Nearby Words: break, breaking, breakup, breakout, breakage

Downfall

Downfall noun - A loss of status.
Usage example: an ill-advised speech that proved to be the cause of the candidate's downfall
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Breakdown is a synonym for downfall in ruin topic. You can use "Breakdown" instead a noun "Downfall", if it concerns topics such as disgrace.

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similar similar breakdown similar downfall
complete complete breakdown complete downfall
initial initial breakdown initial downfall
true true breakdown true downfall
Other adjectives: due, real, slow, tragic, main, social, gradual, spectacular, moral, ultimate, major, near, possible, final, catastrophic, fatal, epic, inevitable, subsequent, eventual, literal, rapid, resulting.

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  • Literature / Er Ist Wieder Da Shout-Out: In the movie, Sensenbrinks breakdown is a shot for shot recreation of the infamous "Hitler Rants" scene from Downfall.
    Source: Literature / Er Ist Wieder Da
  • Double Agent: Ianto becomes one The Dreaded: Voldemort and as of Chapter 73 Owen, known by the entire school as 'Owen Bloody Harper' after being the chief architect of Umbridge's downfall and mental breakdown.
    Source: Fan Fic / The Magic of Torchwood
  • Comic Book / Blake and Mortimer Villainous Breakdown: Basam Damdu goes from Inscrutable Oriental to ranting against his enemies and the troops who failed him, comparable to the Hitler rant from Downfall.
    Source: Comic Book / Blake and Mortimer
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