Read full poem →Sweet dimness of her loosened hair's downfall
About thy face; her sweet hands round thy head
Dictionary Entry
The fall from power or position of a person or organization; ruin.
In a Sentence
“The king's arrogance led to his eventual downfall.”
Origin
Old English 'dūnfæll' meaning a falling down.
Common Phrases
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Poetry examples for “downfall”
Excerpts from the ReadingWillow English Library collection.
Read full poem →a bottle at “the villain,” the slender chain was severed that depended
from the ceiling, and the metaphysician prostrated by the downfall of the
lamp.
Read full poem →The odious name of patriot he does own,
And prophecies the downfall of a throne:
Forms in his aged fancy, robbed of health,
Read full poem →And their coming triumph hide
In our downfall, or our joy:
They reach no term, they never sleep,
Read full poem →the change is not in him, but in the fickle mob? How does he view his
downfall? In what thought lies his sense of triumph? How does his
greatness of soul appear?