Death (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun
  1. the act of dying; the end of life; the total and permanent cessation of all the vital functions of an organism.
  2. an instance of this: a death in the family; letters published after his death.
  3. the state of being dead: to lie still in death.
  4. extinction; destruction: It will mean the death of our hopes.
  5. manner of dying: a hero's death.
  6. the agent of death personified, usually represented as a man or a skeleton carrying a scythe.
  7. loss or absence of spiritual life.
  8. the false belief that life comes to an end.
  9. bloodshed or murder: Hitler was responsible for the death of millions.
  10. a cause or occasion of death: You'll be the death of me yet!
  11. pestilence; plague.
Idioms
  1. in serious danger of death; gravely ill: Two survivors of the crash are still at death's door.
  2. be death on, Informal.
    • to be excessively strict about: College professors are death on late work, so don't even ask for a deadline extension.
    • to be snobbish about or toward: He's just death on anyone who doesn't appreciate opera.
    • to be able to cope with easily and successfully: The third baseman is death on pop flies.
  3. to become ill with a common cold after exposure to bad weather, especially when wearing clothing that fails to keep one warm or dry: The kids will catch their death waiting at the bus stop in this rain.
  4. do to death,
    • to kill, especially to murder.
    • to repeat too often, to the point of becoming monotonous and boring: That theme has been done to death.
  5. in at the death,
    • present at the kill.
    • present at the climax or conclusion of a situation.
  6. to kill; execute.
  7. to an extreme degree; thoroughly: sick to death of the heat.
noun
  1. the permanent end of all functions of life in an organism or some of its cellular components
  2. an instance of this
  3. a murder or killing
  4. termination or destruction
  5. a state of affairs or an experience considered as terrible as death
  6. a cause or source of death
  7. a personification of death, usually a skeleton or an old man holding a scythe
    • until dead
    • excessively
  9. likely to die soon
  10. to contract a severe cold
  11. do to death
    • to kill
    • to overuse (a joke, etc) so that it no longer has any effect
  12. in at the death
    • present when an animal that is being hunted is caught and killed
    • present at the finish or climax
  13. very ill
  14. as if afraid for one's life
  15. to kill deliberately or execute
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