n. Function: noun
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Synonyms: DETERIORATION 1, atrophy, decadence, declension, declination, decline, degeneracy, degeneration, dégringolade, devolution
Related Words: comedown, descent, discomfiture, down
2 something that causes a downfall FF1C; drink was his downfall FF1E;
Synonyms: bane, destroyer, destruction, ruin, ruination, undoing
Related Words: headache, problem, trouble
Idioms: road to ruin
Contrasted Words: aid, help, support