Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A stroke or blow that causes death.
- noun A destructive event or occurrence.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A blow causing death; a mortal blow.
- noun Figuratively, something which destroys, extinguishes, or blights.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A mortal or crushing blow; a stroke or event which kills or destroys.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
strike orblow that leads todeath , especially a coup de grace - noun Something that
prevents thecompletion , or ends theexistence of someproject etc
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the blow that kills (usually mercifully)
Etymologies
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Examples
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Attempting to recreate something so perfect with just one touch of CGI is a deathblow, which is slowly becoming true of a lot of horror movies.
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In a surprising move, which some are calling a deathblow to his candidacy, the Ku Klux Klan today decided to not endorse Senator Barack Obama in his bid for the Presidency of the United States.
Michael Gene Sullivan: Ku Klux Klan Won't Endorse Obama 2008
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Dan Kathan, a CVIC member, added that a 60-ft. building limit would be a "deathblow" to Collegetown, in effect stopping all development in the neighborhood.
Stories from The Sun 2008
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Once a character is about to give a deathblow to some monster/mook, they have the option of just knocking out the target.
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Egypt's revolution is no deathblow to Islamism — it is not even a debilitating injury.
The Post-Islamist Future Maajid Nawaz 2011
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Panel 4: This panel is of ID who is preparing another deathblow for MARCEL.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » EWill79’s Review Forum 2010
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Tarsonis falls soon after, and the loss of the capital proves to be a deathblow to the Confederacy.
Starcraft II: Devils’ Due Christie Golden 2011
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She was his doom, might as well deal the deathblow herself.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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She was his doom, might as well deal the deathblow herself.
Dreams of a Dark Warrior Kresley Cole 2011
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The new approach represents an effort to salvage as much counterterrorism cooperation as the Obama administration can at a time when top U.S. officials believe themselves in a race against time to deal a deathblow to al Qaeda's remaining leadership in Pakistan.
U.S. Links Pakistani Aid to Performance Adam Entous 2011
bilby commented on the word deathblow
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March 31, 2024