Deathblow definition

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A stroke or blow that causes death.
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A destructive event or occurrence.

Dealt a deathblow to our hopes.

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A blow that causes death.
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A thing or event that is destructive or fatal (to something)
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A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace.
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Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence of some project etc.

The opening of the bridge dealt a deathblow to the ferry.

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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
deathblow
Plural:
deathblows

Origin of deathblow

Deathblow Sentence Examples

  • As it was, his refusal to play this part gave the deathblow to the parliament and to all hope of the immediate creation of a united Germany.

  • In other words, Ney had merely to hold Wellington with part of the French left wing all day, and detach the remainder of his force to co-operate in the deathblow at Ligny.

  • The conclusion in 1838 of a commercial treaty with Turkey, negotiated by Sir Henry Bulwer (Lord Dalling), struck a deathblow to the system of monopolies, though the application of the treaty to Egypt was delayed for some years.

  • His example and his death acted like an inspiration, filling Africa with an army of explorers and missionaries, and raising in Europe so powerful a feeling against the slave trade that through him it may be considered as having received its deathblow.

  • The defection of his favorite son John gave Henry his deathblow, and Philip Augustus found himself confronted by a new Phil!

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