Downfall
Downfall noun - A loss of status.
Usage example: an ill-advised speech that proved to be the cause of the candidate's downfall
Disappointment and downfall are semantically related in event topic. In some cases you can use "Disappointment" instead a noun "Downfall".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- fiasco and downfall
- fiasco and disappointment
- defeat and downfall
- defeat and disappointment
- rout and downfall
- rout and disappointment
- overthrow and downfall
- overthrow and disappointment
- decline and downfall
- decline and disappointment
- ruin and downfall
- ruin and disappointment
- disaster and downfall
- disaster and disappointment
How words are described
| similar | similar downfall | similar disappointment |
| complete | complete downfall | complete disappointment |
| utter | utter downfall | utter disappointment |
| future | future downfall | future disappointment |
| Other adjectives: initial, due, real, hard, crushing, ultimate, major, final, mutual, inevitable, eventual, greatest, resulting, financial, biggest. | ||
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