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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDeathknell
/ˈdɛθˌnɛl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The knell of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or funeral.
"The slow, solemn deathknell echoed across the village as the procession began." - 2
An event or phenomenon that marks the destruction, failure, or end of something.
"The rapid advancement of digital media proved to be the deathknell for many traditional print newspapers."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Middle English, combining 'deeth' (death) and 'knell' (the sound of a bell rung slowly, especially for a death or funeral). Historically, it referred literally to the ringing of a church bell to announce a person's passing, but it evolved metaphorically to signify the approaching end, ruin, or failure of an institution, practice, or enterprise.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Deathknell" is said worldwide
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glas
Transliteration: glas
"Ce scandale a sonné le glas de sa carrière politique."
Sterbeglöckchen
Transliteration: Sterbegloeckchen
"Diese Krise bedeutete das Totenglöckchen für das Unternehmen."
campana a morto
Transliteration: campana a morto
"Quel fallimento è stato la campana a morto per l'azienda."
dobles
Transliteration: dobles
"El nuevo impuesto supuso el toque de agonía para los pequeños comercios."
finados
Transliteration: finados
"A crise econômica foi o sino de morte para o projeto."
मृत्यु-घंटी
Transliteration: mrityu-ghanti
"इस फैसले ने उनकी कंपनी के लिए मृत्यु-घंटी बजा दी।"
丧钟
Transliteration: sàngzhōng
"这项新法规的实施敲响了该行业的丧钟。"
조종
Transliteration: jojong
"이번 스캔들은 그의 정치 인생에 조종을 울렸다."
弔鐘
Transliteration: chōshō
"その経済危機は彼の事業にとっての弔鐘となった。"
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