death meaning and definition

DEATH noun

Definition of death (noun)

1. the event of dying or departure from life
   • "her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"
   • synonyms: decease, expiry
   • antonym: birth
2. the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
   • "the animal died a painful death"
3. the absence of life or state of being dead
   • "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"
4. the time when something ends
   • "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
   • synonyms: demise, dying
   • antonym: birth
5. the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
   • "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
   • synonyms: last
6. the personification of death
   • "Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"
7. a final state
   • "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
   • synonyms: destruction, end
8. the act of killing
   • "he had two deaths on his conscience"