Crossword-Solution: DOWNFALL
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Downfall | n. | A sudden fall; a body of things falling. |
| Downfall | n. | A sudden descent from rank or state, reputation or happiness; destruction; ruin. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| DOWNFALL | anagram | FALLDOWN |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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greedy person
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Sentences with DOWNFALL (5)
Finally, little heroic as he was, it seemed more decorous to be overthrown in the downfall of the party with which he had been content to stand than to remain a forlorn survivor, when so many worthier men were falling: and at last, after subsisting for four years on the mercy of a hostile administration, to be compelled then to define his position anew, and claim the yet more humiliating mercy of a friendly one.
English though they were, they had often been in France, and had mixed sufficiently with the French to realise the unbending hauteur, the bitter hatred with which the old _noblesse_ of France viewed all those who had helped to contribute to their downfall.
Ahmed was taught by his family that the Shah's downfall was the only acceptable response to the loss of faith under his regime.
What with your eternal tobacco, Watson, and your irregularity at meals, I expect that you will get notice to quit, and that I shall share your downfall—not, however, before we have solved the problem of the nervous tutor, the careless servant, and the three enterprising students.” Holmes made no further allusion to the matter that day, though he sat lost in thought for a long time after our belated dinner.
Market oriented reforms have been introduced fitfully since the downfall of CEAUSESCU in December 1989, with the result a growing private sector, especially in services.
Quotes with DOWNFALL (3)
It is when we think we can act like God, that all respect is lost, and I think this is the downfall of peace. We lie if we say we do not see color and culture and difference. We fool ourselves and cheat ourselves when we say that all of us are the same. We should not want to be the same as others and we should not want others to be the same as us. Rather, we ought to glory and shine in all of our differences, flaunting them fabulously for all to see! It is never a conformity …
The downfall of the attempts of governments and leaders to unite mankind is found in this- in the wrong message that we should see everyone as the same. This is the root of the failure of harmony. Because the truth is, we should not all see everyone as the same! We are not the same! We are made of different colours and we have different cultures. We are all different! But the key to this door is to look at these differences, respect these differences, learn from and about the…
In particular those who are condemned to stagnation are often pronounced happy on the pretext that happiness consists in being at rest. This notion we reject, for our perspective is that of existentialist ethics. Every subject plays his part as such specifically through exploits or projects that serve as a mode of transcendence; he achieves liberty only through a continual reaching out towards other liberties. There is no justification for present existence other than its exp…
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Appears in: CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, NYT, WSJ.
Used 7 times in crossword archives (1965–2020).