dégringolade

noun dé·grin·go·lade \ˌdā-ˌgraⁿ(ŋ)-gə-ˈläd\

Definition of DÉGRINGOLADE

: a rapid decline or deterioration (as in strength, position, or condition) : downfall

Origin of DÉGRINGOLADE

French, from dégringoler to tumble down, from Middle French desgringueler, from des- de- + gringueler to tumble, from Middle Dutch crinkelen to make curl, from crinc, cring ring, circle

First Known Use: 1873

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Synonyms: decadence, declension, declination, degeneracy, degeneration, degradation, decline, descent, deterioration, devolution, downfall, downgrade, ebb, eclipse, fall

Antonyms: ascent, rise, upswing

Rhymes with DÉGRINGOLADE

Ahmadabad, Allahabad, brachiopod, branchiopod, cephalopod, connecting rod, divining rod, Faisalabad, fanfaronade, Holy Synod, Islamabad, leveling rod, ornithopod, prosauropod, rodomontade, Scheherazade, Upanishad

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