гибель — meaning in English
gibel
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English meaning
- bane noun A person or thing that causes constant trouble or ruin.
- death noun The end of life; the permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living thing.
- demise noun The end or downfall of something, especially in a gradual or unfortunate way.
- 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.
- ruin verb To destroy, spoil, or severely damage something so it no longer works or pleases.
- undoing noun The cause of someone's failure or ruin.
Senses
гибель is used for these senses in English:
- bane (countable) A cause of misery or ruin.
- death The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
- demise (countable) Death.
- doom Death.
- perdition Absolute ruin; downfall.
- ruin (uncountable) Something that leads to serious trouble or destruction.
- sinking the process by which something sinks, or is sunk.
- undoing Ruin; defeat, (also) that which causes defeat or ruin.
death — full definition
- noun The end of life; the permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living thing.
- noun The end or collapse of something non-living, used figuratively.
- name The personification of death, traditionally shown as a hooded, skeletal figure carrying a scythe.