fall#1 (n)
downfall (n)

n07427728

type n
lex_filenum 11
def a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
examples the fall of the House of Hapsburg
Outgoing links
Hypernym weakening
Derivationally related form fall → fall; fall → fall
Antonym fall → rise
Hyponym anticlimax
Incoming links
Antonym rise → fall
Hyponym weakening
Hypernym anticlimax
Derivationally related form fall → fall; fall → fall

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