Downfall and Failing

Downfall

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

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Failing and downfall are semantically related in failure topic. In some cases you can use "Failing" instead a noun "Downfall".

Failing noun - A defect in character.

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Downfall and failing are semantically related in failure topic. Sometimes you can use "Downfall" instead a noun "Failing".

Nearby Words: fail, failure, failed

specific	specific downfall	specific failing
initial	initial downfall	initial failing
true	true downfall	true failing
real	real downfall	real failing
Other adjectives: potential, main, gradual, moral, ultimate, major, frequent, greatest, recent, roman, biggest.

She has hit or miss divination powers, correctly (if vaguely) predicting Dakota's downfall but explicitly failing to predict the chaos in the finale duel.

Source: Psychic Powers
Despite being criticized for failing to stop McCarthy, Eisenhower worked behind the scenes to get the McCarthy-Army hearings televised, leading to McCarthy's downfall when the public got a look at how utterly unlikable and out-of-touch with reality he was.

Source: Useful Notes / Dwight D. Eisenhower aka: Dwight Eisenhower

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