death

Pronunciation

• enPR: dĕth, IPA ^(key): /dɛθ/

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Noun

Singular death

Plural deaths

1. (uncountable) The end of life and existence.
   • Synonyms: bereavement, loss, passing away, demise and decease
   • Antonyms: birth and gain

   Death and destruction are a part of war.

   The Bible teaches that death and suffering came into the world because of Adam's sin.

2. (uncountable) The state of being dead.
   • Synonyms: deadness and lifelessness
   • Antonyms: life, deathlessness and vitality

   She looked happy, even in death.

3. (countable & uncountable) The end of one's life and existence.
   • Synonyms: fatality and casualty
   • Antonym: birth

   The death of my wife was hard to accept.

   She has seen many deaths.

   My uncle's death made the whole family feel sad.

   No one knows where a person will go after death.

Related words

• deathless
• deathly
• deathlike
• dead