What is another word for downfall?
synonyms for downfall
- breakdown.
- collapse.
- debacle.
- destruction.
- deterioration.
- overthrow.
- undoing.
- atrophy.
What is the synonym for demise?
death, dying, passing, passing away, passing on, loss of life, expiry, expiration, end, departure from life, final exit. Law decease. rare quietus. birth. 2’the demise of the Ottoman empire’
What is the synonym for con?
What is another word for con?
| fraud | swindle |
|---|---|
| scam | trick |
| deception | flimflam |
| sting | gyp |
| cheat | bunco |
What does it mean to have a downfall?
English Language Learners Definition of downfall : a sudden loss of power, happiness, success, etc. : something that causes failure.
What is the synonym for misfortune?
Some common synonyms of misfortune are adversity, mischance, and mishap. While all these words mean “adverse fortune or an instance of this,” misfortune may apply to either the incident or conjunction of events that is the cause of an unhappy change of fortune or to the ensuing state of distress.
What can I say instead of pros and cons?
Synonyms
- advantages and disadvantages.
- assets and liabilities.
- fors and againsts.
- for and against.
- gains and losses.
- opportunities and obstacles.
- strengths and weaknesses.
- positives and negatives.
What’s another word for con job?
What is another word for con job?
| con game | bait-and-switch |
|---|---|
| bunko | con |
| confidence game | confidence trick |
| flimflam | grift |
| hustle | Ponzi |
What is an example of a downfall?
Downfall meaning A fall of rain or snow, especially a heavy or unexpected one. A sudden, heavy fall, as of snow. A precipitous decline in fortune; a rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth. Many economic and political reasons led to the downfall of the Roman Empire.
How do you use the word downfall?
1 Rampant corruption brought about the downfall of the government. 2 She was an unwilling participant in his downfall. 3 An unfortunate conjunction of circumstances led to his downfall. 4 His lack of experience had led to his downfall.
What is a sudden misfortune?
For the loss of friends by death we commonly use affliction or bereavement. Calamity and disaster are used of sudden and severe misfortunes, often overwhelming; ill fortune and ill luck, of lighter troubles and failures. Affliction may be keen and bitter, but brief; tribulation is long and wearing.
What does it mean to be misled?
: to lead in a wrong direction or into a mistaken action or belief often by deliberate deceit His comments were a deliberate attempt to mislead the public. intransitive verb.
What’s another word for positives and negatives?
What is another word for positive-negative?
| yin yang | yin and yang |
|---|---|
| negative and positive | negative-positive |
| positive and negative | balance of contrary forces |
| balance of opposite forces | complementary contrary forces |
| complementary opposite forces |