Fall over
Fall over verb - Fall forward and down.
Both terms in one sentence
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Persona 3 and Persona 4 from a rare JRPG example; rarely, when going for a regular attack, there is a chance of the character overshooting their attack and stumbling, causing themselves to fall over and either lose their next turn (in 3) or be vulnerable to extra damage (in 4).
Source: Critical Failure
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Stumbling and Fall over. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/fall_over/stumbling
Fall over & Stumbling. N.p., 2016. Web. 14 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/fall_over/stumbling>.
Stumbling or Fall over. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/fall_over/stumbling.
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