Dictionary / Vocabulary / 没落
ぼつらく
ruin; fall; collapse; downfall
JLPT N1 common word Also written 沒落
欲の深さが彼を没落させた。
His greed brought him low.
彼はその経歴の絶頂にあった時、スキャンダルが起こって彼を没落させた。
When he was at the acme of his career, a scandal brought about his downfall.
商売でそんな失敗をしたらどんな会社でも没落する。
Such a business failure would sink any company.