Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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downfall | Yes | No | No | No |
ruin | Yes | No | Yes | No |
downfall (noun) | ruin (noun) |
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a sudden decline in strength or number or importance | destruction achieved by causing something to be wrecked or ruined |
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation | a ruined building |
the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist) | an event that results in destruction |
failure that results in a loss of position or reputation | |
the process of becoming dilapidated | |
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction |
downfall (verb) | ruin (verb) |
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fall into ruin | |
destroy completely; damage irreparably | |
reduce to ruins | |
deprive of virginity | |
reduce to bankruptcy | |
destroy or cause to fail |