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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

  1. noun The end of life; the permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living thing.
  2. noun The end or collapse of something non-living, used figuratively.
  3. name The personification of death, traditionally shown as a hooded, skeletal figure carrying a scythe.

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