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
- noun The end or downfall of something, especially in a gradual or unfortunate way.
- noun A formal or literary word for death.
devolution — full definition
- noun A rolling down.
- noun A descent, especially one that passes through a series of revolutions, or by succession.
- noun The transference of a right to a successor, or of a power from one body to another.
- noun Degeneration.