demise
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7.0
- noun
- /dɪˈmaɪz/
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desaparición
- Well, you know, I question the demise of news stands.
- lead to the demise
- contribute to the demise
- demise of communism
And all of those things align with the demise of the Indies.
- And all of those things align with the demise of the Indies.
- Well, you know, I question the demise of news stands.
- By contrast, autocracies say the seeds of their own demise by suppressing their citizens.
- The boys misrepresent sign language, leading to their demise on Twitter.
- We're funding our own demise and nobody fucking paying attention.
- You love helping people, but to your demise, you got to put a time frame on that.
- For some years, many people, myself included, have been predicting the slow demise of the hard drive.
- And this is really the demise and we are living in the demise of the American empire.
- Newton's gravity had its demise, there were regimes in which it wasn't valid.
- It's been, he's been on a more slow demise of that stuff.
- I know all about just surviving and having many resurrections and demises along the way.
Examples
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The sudden demise of the company's long-standing policies left employees uncertain about their future.
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Perhaps this strength will stave off the final demise of the private junior college.
Academic text (1991) -
Democratic government was at stake, and its demise in America meant failure in the world.
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But this means that we are approaching the demise of democratic politics.
Academic text (1991) -
For some years, many people, myself included, have been predicting the slow demise of the hard drive.
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And I'm here talking about today the demise of the neoconservative dream.
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Gun violence, ubiquity of plastics, the demise of print journalism.
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The decline in readership has contributed to the demise of several local newspapers.
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Many believed that the demise of the iconic institution marked the end of an era.
Synonyms
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1.0
The end of something like a business or idea
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4.4
The dying out of a species so it no longer exists
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3.2
A state of complete destruction or loss
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8.5
A sudden complete failure that causes public embarrassment or big loss
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5.1
A sudden loss of power or status caused by a mistake
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4.7
The act of ending something, like a job or contract
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6.8
The official ending of a group like a partnership or parliament
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5.9
The end of something, often hope or belief
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7.9
The end that brings a person or thing to ruin
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5.5
Ending a system by law or official action
A state when something is no longer there or is not used
Antonyms
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Etymology
Demise comes from old parts de- 'down' and mittere 'to send', the same root you can see in dismiss and mission. It once meant a 'sending away' or final 'departure', so today demise is used for a person's death or the end of a plan or institution.