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Definition of demise noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

demise

noun
 
/dɪˈmaɪz/
 
/dɪˈmaɪz/
 [usually singular]
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  1. the end or failure of an institution, an idea, a company, etc.
    • He praised the union's aims but predicted its early demise.
    • the demise of the USSR
    Extra Examples
    • The war brought about the industry's sudden demise.
    • the events which contributed to his political demise
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • sad
    • tragic
    • unfortunate
    • …
    verb + demise
    • bring about
    • cause
    • contribute to
    • …
    preposition
    • demise of
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  2. (formal or humorous) death
    • his imminent/sudden/sad demise
    3. Word Originlate Middle English (as a legal term): from Anglo-Norman French, past participle (used as a noun) of Old French desmettre ‘dismiss’, (in reflexive) ‘abdicate’, based on Latin dimittere (see dismiss).
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