deathblow

English

/ˈdɛθbləʊ/

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

Etymology

Compound from English death + English blow (bloom, blue, alteration of below, flower, fellate, blossom).

Origin

English

blow

Gloss

bloom, blue, alteration of below, flower, fellate, blossom

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji

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