8 letters · 15 points in Scrabble
noun failure that results in a loss of position or reputation
noun the falling to earth of any form of water (rain or snow or hail or sleet or mist)
noun a sudden decline in strength or number or importance
originFrom down- + fall. In this spelling, from 16th century; spelled as two words from 13th century.
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