· 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"
Hypernym(s): change, alteration, modification
Antonym(s): birth
· the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death"
Hypernym(s): organic_phenomenon
· the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"
Hypernym(s): state
· the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
Antonym(s): birth
· the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
Synonym(s): last
· the personification of death; "Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"
Synonym(s): Death
· a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
Synonym(s): end, destruction
Hypernym(s): state
· the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"
Hypernym(s): killing, kill, putting_to_death