Death
noun
The end of life of a person or creature.
His death was a great loss to the family.
Often appears as...
- sudden death
- death penalty
noun
A destruction or ending.
The death of the dinosaurs happened millions of years ago.
Often appears as...
- death of a dream
- death of an era
noun
A punitive action that results in death.
Capital punishment is also known as the death penalty.
Often appears as...
- death sentence
- death penalty
Usage tips
Legal
noun
An instance of something not working or being eliminated.
The death of her phone battery meant she couldn't call anyone.
Often appears as...
- death of a battery
- death of a relationship
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Colloquial
noun
The end of life of a person or creature.
His death was a great loss to the family.
Often appears as...
- sudden death
- death penalty
noun
A destruction or ending.
The death of the dinosaurs happened millions of years ago.
Often appears as...
- death of a dream
- death of an era
noun
A punitive action that results in death.
Capital punishment is also known as the death penalty.
Often appears as...
- death sentence
- death penalty
Usage tips
Legal
noun
An instance of something not working or being eliminated.
The death of her phone battery meant she couldn't call anyone.
Often appears as...
- death of a battery
- death of a relationship
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
The term often carries heavy emotions like sadness or loss, so use it sensitively in conversation.
The community mourned the death of their beloved mayor.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoiding Directness
Some cultures may use euphemisms to avoid saying 'death' directly because it can be seen as too blunt.
He passed away last night.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Events
Can be used to signify impactful historical losses of life.
The death toll of World War II was unprecedented.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
The term often carries heavy emotions like sadness or loss, so use it sensitively in conversation.
The community mourned the death of their beloved mayor.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoiding Directness
Some cultures may use euphemisms to avoid saying 'death' directly because it can be seen as too blunt.
He passed away last night.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Events
Can be used to signify impactful historical losses of life.
The death toll of World War II was unprecedented.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Weight
The term often carries heavy emotions like sadness or loss, so use it sensitively in conversation.
The community mourned the death of their beloved mayor.
Pro Tip 2/3Avoiding Directness
Some cultures may use euphemisms to avoid saying 'death' directly because it can be seen as too blunt.
He passed away last night.
Pro Tip 3/3Historical Events
Can be used to signify impactful historical losses of life.
The death toll of World War II was unprecedented.
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Video examples
How we think about death...
to kill you in just the right way they really feel for you and actually that moment of death in a video game is one of the most honest it's when the creators reach out from this fictitious world and they touch your heart admittedly it's to kill you but that's probably your fault your job was to stay
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What can you learn from...
then analyze their similarities and differences. From that information, they can learn about cultural beliefs, social norms, wars, and what caused their deaths. Today, we use these tools to answer big questions about how forces, like migration and disease, shape the modern world.
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At what moment are you...
and from our earliest myths to the latest cinematic blockbusters, the dead keep coming back. But is resurrection really possible? And what is the actual difference between a living creature and a dead body, anyway? To understand what death is, we need to understand what life is.
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Bill Gates: The next...
and we'd have millions and millions of deaths. These investments offer significant benefits beyond just being ready for the epidemic. The primary healthcare, the R&D, those things would reduce global health equity and make the world more just as well as more safe.
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Peter Saul: Let's talk...
So one of these will happen to all of us. The ones you may know most about are the ones that are becoming increasingly of historical sudden death. It's quite likely in an audience this size this won't happen to anybody here. Sudden death has become very rare.
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What would happen if you...
In severe cases, the kidneys can't keep up with the resulting volumes of dilute urine. Water intoxication then occurs, possibly causing headache, vomiting, and, in rare instances, seizures or death. But that's a pretty extreme situation.
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The Intense 8 Hour Hunt...
And at the moment of death, he shared its pain. He rubs its saliva into his own legs to relieve the agony of his burning muscles. And he gives thanks for the life he has taken, so that he may sustain the lives of his family,
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Rethinking infidelity...
Desire runs deep. Betrayal runs deep. But it can be healed. And some affairs are death knells for relationships that were already dying on the vine. But others will jolt us into new possibilities.
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Everything you need to...
in the quest for glory. This constitutes his fatal flaw, or hamartia. His god complex is most clear in the line, "Life and death appear to me ideal bounds which I should first break through
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Our Fight Against Death...
humanity struggle against death has been our most enduring fight
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How we think about death...
to kill you in just the right way they really feel for you and actually that moment of death in a video game is one of the most honest it's when the creators reach out from this fictitious world and they touch your heart admittedly it's to kill you but that's probably your fault your job was to stay
Video examples
What can you learn from...
then analyze their similarities and differences. From that information, they can learn about cultural beliefs, social norms, wars, and what caused their deaths. Today, we use these tools to answer big questions about how forces, like migration and disease, shape the modern world.
Video examples
At what moment are you...
and from our earliest myths to the latest cinematic blockbusters, the dead keep coming back. But is resurrection really possible? And what is the actual difference between a living creature and a dead body, anyway? To understand what death is, we need to understand what life is.
Video examples
Bill Gates: The next...
and we'd have millions and millions of deaths. These investments offer significant benefits beyond just being ready for the epidemic. The primary healthcare, the R&D, those things would reduce global health equity and make the world more just as well as more safe.
Video examples
Peter Saul: Let's talk...
So one of these will happen to all of us. The ones you may know most about are the ones that are becoming increasingly of historical sudden death. It's quite likely in an audience this size this won't happen to anybody here. Sudden death has become very rare.
Video examples
What would happen if you...
In severe cases, the kidneys can't keep up with the resulting volumes of dilute urine. Water intoxication then occurs, possibly causing headache, vomiting, and, in rare instances, seizures or death. But that's a pretty extreme situation.
Video examples
The Intense 8 Hour Hunt...
And at the moment of death, he shared its pain. He rubs its saliva into his own legs to relieve the agony of his burning muscles. And he gives thanks for the life he has taken, so that he may sustain the lives of his family,
Video examples
Rethinking infidelity...
Desire runs deep. Betrayal runs deep. But it can be healed. And some affairs are death knells for relationships that were already dying on the vine. But others will jolt us into new possibilities.
Video examples
Everything you need to...
in the quest for glory. This constitutes his fatal flaw, or hamartia. His god complex is most clear in the line, "Life and death appear to me ideal bounds which I should first break through
Video examples
Our Fight Against Death...
humanity struggle against death has been our most enduring fight
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Quote examples
Morgan Freeman
American Actor
If you live a life of make-believe, your life isn't worth anything until you do something that does challenge your reality. And to me, sailing the open ocean is a real challenge, because it's life or death.
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Mark Twain
American Writer
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
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Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.
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Woody Allen
American Director
I am not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens.
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Plato
Greek Philosopher
No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
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Buddha
Leader
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
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William Blake
English Poet
Art is the tree of life. Science is the tree of death.
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Confucius
Chinese Philosopher
If we don't know life, how can we know death?
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Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
Our life is made by the death of others.
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Sigmund Freud
Austrian Psychologist
The goal of all life is death.
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Morgan Freeman
American Actor
If you live a life of make-believe, your life isn't worth anything until you do something that does challenge your reality. And to me, sailing the open ocean is a real challenge, because it's life or death.
Quote examples
Mark Twain
American Writer
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at any time.
Quote examples
Stephen Hawking
English Physicist
I'm not afraid of death, but I'm in no hurry to die. I have so much I want to do first.
Quote examples
Woody Allen
American Director
I am not afraid of death, I just don't want to be there when it happens.
Quote examples
Plato
Greek Philosopher
No evil can happen to a good man, either in life or after death.
Quote examples
Buddha
Leader
Even death is not to be feared by one who has lived wisely.
Quote examples
William Blake
English Poet
Art is the tree of life. Science is the tree of death.
Quote examples
Confucius
Chinese Philosopher
If we don't know life, how can we know death?
Quote examples
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian Artist
Our life is made by the death of others.
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Sigmund Freud
Austrian Psychologist
The goal of all life is death.
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