Definitions for downfall

Overview of noun downfall

The noun downfall has 3 senses? (first 1 from tagged texts)

1. (2) downfall, ruin, ruination

(failure that results in a loss of position or reputation)

2. precipitation, downfall

(the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist))

3. fall, downfall

(a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg")