Downfall — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪlˌɛktɹoʊplˈeɪts/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈaʊnfɔːl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈaʊnfɔːl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪlˌɛktɹoʊplˈeɪts/.

Examples

the fall of the House of Hapsburg

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fall ruination ruin precipitation

Antonyms

rise

Parts of Speech

noun	failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
noun	the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
noun	a sudden decline in strength or number or importance “the fall of the House of Hapsburg”

Word Forms

ruin	verb	destroy or cause to fail
precipitate	verb	fall from clouds
fall	verb	lose office or power

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Untergang

Versäumnis, das zu einem Verlust der Position oder des Ansehens führt

🇫🇷French

chute

échec qui entraîne une perte de position ou de réputation

🇪🇸Spanish

caída

Fracaso que resulta en una pérdida de posición o reputación.

🇮🇹Italian

caduta

fallimento che si traduce in una perdita di posizione o reputazione

🇳🇱Dutch

ondergang

mislukking die resulteert in een verlies van positie of reputatie

🇵🇹Portuguese

queda

falha que resulta em perda de posição ou reputação

🇷🇺Russian

падение

неудача, которая приводит к потере положения или репутации

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पतन

विफलता जिसके परिणामस्वरूप पद या प्रतिष्ठा की हानि होती है

🇧🇩Bengali

পতন

ব্যর্থতার ফলে অবস্থান বা খ্যাতি নষ্ট হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வீழ்ச்சி

பதவி அல்லது நற்பெயரை இழக்கும் தோல்வி

🇮🇳Telugu

పతనం

స్థానం లేదా కీర్తిని కోల్పోయే వైఫల్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

पडझड

अपयश ज्यामुळे पद किंवा प्रतिष्ठा गमावली जाते

🇮🇳Gujarati

પતન

નિષ્ફળતા કે જે સ્થિતિ અથવા પ્રતિષ્ઠા ગુમાવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅವನತಿ

ಸ್ಥಾನ ಅಥವಾ ಖ್ಯಾತಿಯ ನಷ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣವಾಗುವ ವೈಫಲ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പതനം

സ്ഥാനമോ പ്രശസ്തിയോ നഷ്‌ടപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന പരാജയം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਤਨ

ਅਸਫਲਤਾ ਜਿਸਦਾ ਨਤੀਜਾ ਸਥਿਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਕਾਰ ਦਾ ਨੁਕਸਾਨ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

زوال

ناکامی جس کے نتیجے میں مقام یا ساکھ کا نقصان ہوتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

倒台

导致职位或声誉丧失的失败

🇯🇵Japanese

没落

地位や評判の損失をもたらす失敗

🇰🇷Korean

몰락

지위나 평판의 상실을 초래하는 실패

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự sụp đổ

thất bại dẫn đến mất vị trí hoặc danh tiếng

🇹🇭Thai

ความหายนะ

ความล้มเหลวอันเป็นผลให้สูญเสียตำแหน่งหรือชื่อเสียง

🇮🇩Indonesian

kejatuhan

kegagalan yang mengakibatkan hilangnya posisi atau reputasi

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbagsak

kabiguan na nagreresulta sa pagkawala ng posisyon o reputasyon

🇲🇾Malay

kejatuhan

kegagalan yang mengakibatkan kehilangan kedudukan atau reputasi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سقوط

الفشل الذي يؤدي إلى فقدان المنصب أو السمعة

🇮🇷Persian

سقوط

شکستی که منجر به از دست دادن موقعیت یا شهرت می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

çöküş

konum veya itibar kaybıyla sonuçlanan başarısızlık

🇮🇱Hebrew

נְפִילָה

כישלון שגורם לאובדן תפקיד או מוניטין

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