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sunfall

sunfall

9.9
A myth where the sun drops from the sky and destroys the world
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌnˌfɔl/
  • Literature
translation icon : caída del sol
  • The ancient legend warned of a sunfall that would plunge the world into eternal darkness.

Examples

  • In the story, civilization collapses after a sudden sunfall devastates the planet.

  • Artists have depicted the mythical sunfall as a moment of both terror and beauty.

  • A great sunfall could cause chaos in the world.

  • The legend speaks of a great sunfall that changed the world.

  • The ancient legend warned of a sunfall that would plunge the world into eternal darkness.

  • In the story, civilization collapses after a sudden sunfall devastates the planet.

  • Artists have depicted the mythical sunfall as a moment of both terror and beauty.

Synonyms

disaster
vssunfall
∞ 1.0

A sudden event that causes great damage, loss, or failure

is specifically a mythic celestial fall causing catastrophe rather than ordinary disasters
catastrophe
vssunfall
176 7.0

A sudden terrible event that causes great damage and suffering

is tied to a mythic falling celestial body rather than general disasters
end of the world
vssunfall
  • Informal
60 3.7

A situation that seems like a disaster but is often not as bad

is a specific mythic cosmic fall that would actually destroy the world
cataclysm
vssunfall
19 9.2

A sudden violent event that causes great destruction or change

is mythic and specifically involves a falling celestial body causing disaster
doomsday event
vssunfall
8.6

An event that kills most people or destroys life on Earth

is a mythic event caused by a falling celestial body that triggers apocalypse
skyfall
vssunfall
8.9

A sudden fall of things from the sky like hail or rocks

is about a mythic fall of a major star causing global catastrophe

How Catastrophic

sunfall
  • Literature
9.9
catastrophe
176 7.0
disaster
∞ 1.0
accident
∞ 1.0
incident
∞ 2.7

Surface Forms

sunfall singular
sunfalls plural

Morphology

sunfall = sun + fall (transparent) = sun + fall

The sense denotes the sun literally or figuratively 'falling'—a direct combination of 'sun' + 'fall' that a learner can interpret from the parts.

Etymology

Sunfall comes from the simple parts sun and fall, where sun means 'the bright star that gives light' and fall means 'to drop'. Imagine the sun literally dropping from the sky in a myth, and that image helps you remember this sense of sunfall as a legendary event that brings great disaster.