English Explanatory Dictionary

deathblow

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grâce.
  2. Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence, of a project etc.; a fatal setback.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛθbləʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-deathblow.wav

Word forms

deathblow deathblows death blow

Etymology

From death + blow.

Synonyms

another nail in one's coffin
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