DEATHBLOW

deathblow, coup de grace

(noun) the blow that kills (usually mercifully)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

deathblow (plural deathblows)

A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.

Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.

Synonyms

• (something that brings something to an end): another nail in one's coffin

Source: Wiktionary


Death"blow`, n.

Definition: A mortal or crushing blow; a stroke or event which kills or destroys. The deathblow of my hope. Byron.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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