Collapse and Downfall

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Collapse

Collapse noun - A complete depletion of energy or strength.
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Downfall is a synonym for collapse in falling topic. In some cases you can use "Downfall" instead the word "Collapse" as a noun or an adjective, when it comes to topics like destruction, descent, failure, breakdown. popular alternative
Nearby Words: collapsed, collapsing, collapsible, collapsable

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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Collapse is a synonym for downfall in falling topic. You can use "Collapse" instead the word "Downfall" as a noun or an adjective, if it concerns topics such as defeat, destruction, ruin, descent. popular alternative

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complete complete collapse complete downfall
utter utter collapse utter downfall
slow slow collapse slow downfall
quick quick collapse quick downfall
Other adjectives: social, gradual, spectacular, ultimate, major, near, immediate, political, final, catastrophic, later, epic, inevitable, subsequent, imminent, eventual, literal, swift, rapid, resulting, economic, financial, ongoing.

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  • Video Game / Phantasy Star IV After the End: A millennium after the destruction of Parma, the downfall of Mother Brain, and the collapse of Algo's civilization.
    Source: Video Game / Phantasy Star IV
  • Manga / Kare Kano At home, Yukino is spoiled and slovenly.When a new student, Soichiro Arima, proves himself the equal of Yukino, her narcissistic edifice is threatened with collapse, so she begins to plot Arima's downfall, whilst maintaining an air of friendship with him.
    Source: Manga / Kare Kano
  • And Seele conspires against the USA because they regard it like a -literally- World Class bully... but they do not care for the loss of billions of lives and the collapse of world economy that would come as a result of the downfall of the "evil Empire".
    Source: Grey and Gray Morality aka: Gray And Grey Morality
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