downfallen

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adjective

Fallen down.

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Meanings

adjective
  1. Fallen down.
  2. figurativelyHaving undergone a defeat, or been ousted from a position of authority.
    1 more example

    But one or two, who nourished in their bosoms respect for the downfallen hierarchy—casting first a timorous glance around, to see that no one observed them—hastily crossed themselves—bent their knee to sister Magdalen, by which name they saluted her—kissed her hand, or even the hem of her dalmatique—received with humility the Benedicite with which she repaid their obeisance; […]

    1820, [Walter Scott], chapter XIII, in The Abbot. […], volume I, Edinburgh: […] [James Ballantyne & Co.] for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, […]; and for Archibald Constable and Company, and John Ballantyne, […], →OCLC, page 266
  3. Crestfallen, depressed, down in the dumps.
verb
  1. participlepastpast participle of downfall.

Origin

From downfall (“to fall down, decline”).

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APA

downfallen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downfallen

MLA

“downfallen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downfallen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “downfallen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/downfallen.

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