Downfall and Ending

Downfall

Downfall noun - Something that is the cause of one's ultimate failure or loss of life.

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Ending and downfall are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Ending" instead a noun "Downfall".

Ending noun - The last part of a process or action.

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Downfall and ending are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Downfall" instead a noun "Ending".

Nearby Words: end, ended

similar	similar downfall	similar ending
specific	specific downfall	specific ending
original	original downfall	original ending
true	true downfall	true ending
Other adjectives: abrupt, real, tragic, main, ultimate, major, possible, final, definitive.

The ending is certainly unsettling, but Fink is clearly complicit in his own downfall.

Source: Downer Ending / Film
The film instead focuses on depicting Jekyll's dramatic struggle between his two selves and his eventual downfall, since everybody already knew the ending.

Source: Film / Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931)
Most adaptations, instead, focus on depicting Jekyll's dramatic struggle between his two selves and his eventual downfall, since everybody already knew the ending.

Source: Literature / The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

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