DEATH

(noun) the act of killing
"he had two deaths on his conscience"
(noun) the event of dying or departure from life
"her death came as a terrible shock", "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"
synonyms : decease , expiry
(noun) the personification of death
"Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"
(noun) the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
"the animal died a painful death"
(noun) the absence of life or state of being dead
"he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"
(noun) a final state
"he came to a bad end", "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
synonyms : destruction , end
(noun) the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
"she stayed until his death", "a struggle to the last"
synonyms : last
(noun) the time when something ends
"it was the death of all his plans", "a dying of old hopes"
synonyms : demise , dying

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