undergang — meaning in English

English meaning

• doom noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
• perdition noun In religious belief, eternal punishment or damnation after death.
• undoing noun The cause of someone's failure or ruin.

Senses

undergang is used for these senses in English:

• doom Death.
• perdition Absolute ruin; downfall.
• undoing Ruin; defeat, (also) that which causes defeat or ruin.

doom — full definition

1. noun A terrible fate that seems certain and impossible to avoid, especially death or destruction.
2. verb To condemn someone or something to a certain, usually terrible, fate.

perdition — full definition

1. noun In religious belief, eternal punishment or damnation after death.
2. noun Complete ruin or downfall.

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