downfall

Describes a sudden, striking, and often public collapse.

Describes a collapse that is very sad and often involves suffering.

Refers to the final, inevitable collapse after a period of decline.

Similar to 'eventual downfall', emphasizing the finality of the collapse.

An idiomatic phrase meaning to be the main reason for someone's failure or ruin.

A more general term for being the reason for a collapse.

Implies a process or series of events that results in a collapse.

To be the direct cause of someone's or something's ruin.

To be one of several factors causing a collapse.

To secretly make a plan to cause someone's or something's ruin.

To make a collapse happen sooner or more quickly.

Used in a narrative style to indicate the moment of ruin.