/ ˈdaʊnfɔːl; NAmE / 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.
/ ˈdaʊnfɔːl; NAmE / 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.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005