depravation vs downfall

depravation

noun
  • The act of depraving, or making anything bad; the act of corrupting. 

  • Detraction; depreciation. 

  • The state of being depraved or degenerated; degeneracy; depravity. 

  • Change for the worse; deterioration; morbid perversion. 

downfall

noun
  • An act of falling down. 

  • The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error. 

  • A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth. 

verb
  • To fall down; deteriorate; decline. 

How often have the words depravation and downfall occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )