ondergang — meaning in English

English meaning

• doom noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
• fall verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
• overthrow verb To remove a government or leader from power by force.
• undoing noun The cause of someone's failure or ruin.

Senses

ondergang is used for these senses in English:

• doom Death.
• fall A loss of greatness or status.
• overthrow A removal, especially of a ruler or government, by force or threat of force; usurpation.
• undoing Ruin; defeat, (also) that which causes defeat or ruin.

doom — full definition

1. noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
2. verb To condemn someone or something to a certain, usually terrible, fate.

fall — full definition

1. verb To move downward, especially suddenly and without control.
2. verb To decrease in amount, level, or intensity.
3. verb To be defeated, collapse, or come to an end (of a government, city, or empire).
4. verb To happen or occur on a particular date.
5. noun Autumn; the season between summer and winter.

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