to sink down to or be reduced to a lower or inferior state or position

To fall into a wretched state, or to be reduced to poverty or a lowly social status.

to fall into enemy hands or be occupied by an invading force during a war

to sink into vice, depravity, or a miserable condition

to perish or wither away, especially in the context of moral decay or the loss of traditional values

enemy-held territory

(of a country or nation) to fall, be conquered, or be annexed by a foreign power

to be submerged or to perish in water

to be destroyed, go extinct, or fall into ruin

penetrating to the marrow; deeply affected or moved to the core; thoroughly ingrained

total collapse or bankruptcy of moral standards and values

to be deeply affected or moved to the core