downfallPronunciation: /ˈdaʊnfɔːl/Translate downfall | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of downfall noun 1a loss of power, prosperity, or status:the crisis led to the downfall of the government the cause of a loss of power, prosperity, or status:his intractability will prove to be his downfall 2a heavy fall of rain or snow: the wind was whipping up the downfall into deep drifts on the moordownfall in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of downfall in the US English dictionary