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| buoyant |
able to avoid downfall or failure. [1/3 definitions] |
| debacle |
a sudden collapse into disaster; downfall. [1/3 definitions] |
| finish |
a death, downfall, or conclusive ending. [1/11 definitions] |
| finished |
fated or subject to decisive downfall, ruin, or death. [1/4 definitions] |
| Meiji Restoration |
a period in Japanese history that is characterized by the downfall of feudalism and the opening of Japan to trade and diplomatic relations with the West. |
| nemesis |
that which one cannot beat, conquer, or succeed at; cause or agent of one's often repeated downfall. [1/3 definitions] |
| overthrow |
a defeat or downfall. [1/7 definitions] |
| ruin |
a complete downfall, as in health, or financial or social standing. [4/10 definitions] |
| undoing |
the cause of, or act of causing, someone's downfall. [1/3 definitions] |
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