downfall
     n 1: failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
          [syn: {ruin}, {ruination}]
     2: the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or
        hail or sleet or mist) [syn: {precipitation}]
     3: a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the
        fall of the House of Hapsburg" [syn: {fall}] [ant: {rise}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0