| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. 1995. |
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| NOUN: | 1. A sudden drop to a lower condition or status: comedown, descent, down, downgrade. See RISE. 2. A disastrous overwhelming defeat or ruin: collapse, fall, waterloo. See THRIVE. 3. Something that causes total loss or severe impairment, as of one's health, fortune, honor, or hopes: bane, destroyer, destruction, ruin, ruination, undoing, wrecker. See HELP.
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| Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition. Copyright © 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by the Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. |
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