downfall
US: /ˈdaʊnˌfɔɫ/
UK: /dˈaʊnfɔːl/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
downfall /'daunfɔ:l/- danh từ
- sự trút xuống, sự đổ xuống (mưa...); trận mưa như trút nước
- sự sa sút, sự suy vi, sự suy sụp
Advanced English dictionary
+ noun[sing.] the loss of a person's money, power, social position, etc.; the thing that causes this: The sex scandal finally led to his downfall. + Greed was her downfall.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
ruin, undoing, débâcle, collapse, degradation, defeat, overthrow, breakdown:
Selling the company to the conglomerate spelt its downfall.
Collocation
ADJ.
eventual, ultimate
VERB + DOWNFALL
bring about, cause, lead to
a scandal that brought about his downfall
| contribute to, hasten
The failure of this scheme contributed to her eventual downfall.
| plot
They were found guilty of plotting the downfall of the government.
DOWNFALL + VERB
come
The movement's downfall came with the failed coup d'etat.
PHRASES
be sb's downfall
His greed was eventually his downfall.
Concise dictionary
downfalls+failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
+the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
+a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
