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neergang — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • demise noun The end or downfall of something, especially in a gradual or unfortunate way.
  • devolution noun A rolling down.
  • downfall noun A sudden loss of power, status, or success.

Senses

neergang is used for these senses in English:

  • demise Transmission by formal act or conveyance to an heir or successor; transference; especially, the transfer or transmission of the crown or royal authority to a successor.
  • devolution A rolling down.
  • downfall A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.

demise — full definition

  1. noun The end or downfall of something, especially in a gradual or unfortunate way.
  2. noun A formal or literary word for death.

devolution — full definition

  1. noun A rolling down.
  2. noun A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession.
  3. noun The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.
  4. noun Degeneration.

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