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Nouns (3)

n. failure that results in a loss of position or reputation

fall

n. a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

n. the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)

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Fuzzynyms (19)

destruction, demolition

n. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

devastation, desolation

n. an event that results in total destruction

ruin, ruination

n. an event that results in destruction

waterloo, Waterloo

n. a final crushing defeat; "he met his waterloo"

n. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

n. the act of causing to become less

reduction, simplification

n. the act of reducing complexity

crash, collapse

n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

destruction, demolition

n. an event (or the result of an event) that completely destroys something

ruin, ruination

n. an event that results in destruction

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Antonyms (2)

n. an event that accomplishes its intended purpose; "let's call heads a success and tails a failure"; "the election was a remarkable success for Republicans"

rise

n. a growth in strength or number or importance

downfall

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