demise
Other forms: demised; demises
Resort to the noun demise when you describe the end, termination, or death of something or someone.
Demise is mostly used in medical or legal language, or when someone wants to sound either formal or euphemistic. The word entered English from French demettre which means "to dismiss," from the Latin word mittere, meaning "let go, send." And you might think, after reading this quote from E. Phillips Oppenheim, that demise sounds somewhat old-fashioned: "That my demise would have been a relief to you I can, of course, easily believe, but the means — they surely were not worthy of your ingenuity."
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the time when something ends
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the event of dying or departure from life
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examples:
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Crucifixion
the death of Jesus by crucifixion
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fatality, human death
a death resulting from an accident or a disaster
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martyrdom
death that is imposed because of the person's adherence of a religious faith or cause
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megadeath
the death of a million people
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departure, exit, expiration, going, loss, passing, release
euphemistic expressions for death
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wrongful death
a death that results from a wrongful act or from negligence; a death that can serve as the basis for a civil action for damages on behalf of the dead person's family or heirs
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killing, violent death
an event that causes someone to die
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casualty, fatal accident
an accident that causes someone to die
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type of:
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alteration, change, modification
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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Crucifixion
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transfer by a lease or by a will
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transfer
cause to change ownership
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transfer
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Vocabulary lists containing demise
This true story chronicles Theodore Roosevelt's 1913 expedition into the Amazon jungle with a team of men including his son Kermit and renowned Brazilian explorer Cândido Mariano da Silva Rondon.
After her twin sister becomes a social media star, eighteen-year-old Moon goes on a journey of self discovery during a summer road trip across the U.S.
Following his parents' death, Alex discovers that he has the ability to see the future. After seeing his brother's impending death, Alex's world is turned upside down as he tries to change the future and save his brother.
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