DOWNFALL


Meaning of DOWNFALL in English

/ 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.