downfallen

/ (ˈdaʊnˌfɔːlən) /


adjective
  1. (of a building, etc) decrepit

  2. mainly US (of a person) ruined; fallen

Words Nearby downfallen

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

How to use downfallen in a sentence

  • Very likely he is staring at a downfallen horse and has forgotten this affair.

  • With an instinctive feeling for social solidarity they took the side of the downfallen police.

    The Revolt of the Angels | Anatole France
  • All of his life that is known to us was passed in the company of publicans, of the downfallen, and of Pharisees.

    My Religion | Leo Tolstoy
  • But the poor gentleman—the downfallen man of rank—the degraded man of birth—the disabled and disarmed man of power!

    St. Ronan's Well | Sir Walter Scott
  • At prayers morning and evening, it was pitiful to observe her glance of entreaty and her downfallen eyelashes.