downfall
English
noun
Definitions
- A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
- The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
- An act of fall falling down.
Etymology
Prefix from English fall.
Origin
English
fall
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- airfall English
- ashfall English
- backfall English
- befall English
- bergfall English
- byfall English
- catfall English
- deadfall English
- dewfall English
- dogfall English
- dustfall English
- earthfall English
- evenfall English
- fall English
- fallboard English
- faller English
- fallest English
- falleth English
- fallish English
- fallout English
- fallrate English
- fallstreak English
- fallway English
- fally-aparty English
- flagfall English
- fogfall English
- footfall English
- freefall English
- grainfall English
- hailfall English
- icefall English
- infall English
- jawfall English
- landfall English
- lavafall English
- leaffall English
- litterfall English
- mid-fall English
- misfall English
- mousefall English
- nightfall English
- offal English
- onfall English
- outfall English
- overfall English
- pinfall English
- pitfall English
- planetfall English
- pratfall English
- prefall English
- rainfall English
- refall English
- rockfall English
- shortfall English
- smokefall English
- snowfall English
- spatfall English
- stonefall English
- sunfall English
- throughfall English
- tidefall English
- tofall English
- treefall English
- waterfall English
- whalefall English
- windfall English
- Fall German
- fallen German
- フォール Japanese
- fal Middle English
- fal Volapük
- fall
- offal
- befall
- faller
- infall
- refall
- tofall
- byfall
- onfall
- airfall
- sunfall
- fallout
- fallest
- catfall
- outfall
- icefall
- falleth
- ashfall
- dewfall
- pinfall
- fallway
- dogfall
- fallish
- prefall
- misfall
- pitfall
- fogfall
- jawfall
- footfall
- spatfall
- rockfall
- deadfall
- treefall
- windfall
- freefall
- mid-fall
- dustfall
- landfall
- evenfall
- rainfall
- tidefall
- hailfall
- bergfall
- flagfall
- snowfall
- fallrate
- backfall
- overfall
- lavafall
- leaffall
- pratfall
- shortfall
- whalefall
- waterfall
- smokefall
- mousefall
- stonefall
- fallboard
- earthfall
- nightfall
- grainfall
- planetfall
- fallstreak
- litterfall
- throughfall
- fally-aparty