Downfall — Defs

01 n. A sudden fall; a body of things falling.

1.
A sudden fall; a body of things falling.
“Those cataracts or downfalls aforesaid.” — Holland.

“Each downfall of a flood the mountains pour.” — Dryden.
2.
A sudden descent from rank or state, reputation or happiness; destruction; ruin; as, the senator's unrestrained sexual escapades led to his downfall.
“Dire were the consequences which would follow the downfall of so important a place.” — Motley.