| downfall | | |
| n. (event) | 1. downfall, ruin, ruination | failure that results in a loss of position or reputation. |
| ~ failure | an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose.; "the surprise party was a complete failure" |
| ~ finish | the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict).; "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. downfall, precipitation | the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist). |
| ~ fine spray | precipitation in very small drops. |
| ~ hail | precipitation of ice pellets when there are strong rising air currents. |
| ~ rain, rainfall | water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere. |
| ~ sleet | partially melted snow (or a mixture of rain and snow). |
| ~ snow, snowfall | precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals. |
| ~ virga | light wispy precipitation that evaporates before it reaches the ground (especially when the lower air is low in humidity). |
| ~ diamond dust, frost mist, frost snow, ice crystal, ice needle, poudrin, snow mist | small crystals of ice. |
| ~ atmospheric condition, weather, weather condition, conditions | the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation.; "they were hoping for good weather"; "every day we have weather conditions and yesterday was no exception"; "the conditions were too rainy for playing in the snow" |
| n. (event) | 3. downfall, fall | a sudden decline in strength or number or importance.; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg" |
| ~ weakening | becoming weaker. |
| ~ anticlimax | a disappointing decline after a previous rise.; "the anticlimax of a brilliant career" |
| overthrow | | |
| n. (act) | 1. overthrow | the termination of a ruler or institution (especially by force). |
| ~ ending, termination, conclusion | the act of ending something.; "the termination of the agreement" |
| ~ subversive activity, subversion | the act of subverting; as overthrowing or destroying a legally constituted government. |
| n. (act) | 2. derangement, overthrow, upset | the act of disturbing the mind or body.; "his carelessness could have caused an ecological upset"; "she was unprepared for this sudden overthrow of their normal way of living" |
| ~ disturbance | the act of disturbing something or someone; setting something in motion. |
| v. (social) | 3. bring down, overthrow, overturn, subvert | cause the downfall of; of rulers.; "The Czar was overthrown"; "subvert the ruling class" |
| ~ revolutionize | overthrow by a revolution, of governments. |
| ~ depose, force out | force to leave (an office). |
| v. (cognition) | 4. override, overrule, overthrow, overturn, reverse | rule against.; "The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill" |
| ~ decree, rule | decide with authority.; "The King decreed that all firstborn males should be killed" |
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