Verb (5-dan, る, intransitive)
1. to fall into (e.g. a hole)
2. to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.)
このような事態に陥りながら、気持ちで負けていない。Even while falling into such a situation, I have not been defeated in spirit.
3. to fall into (a trap, etc.)
4. to fall; to surrender; to capitulate