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Definition of coup de grâce noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

coup de grâce

noun

/ˌkuː də ˈɡrɑːs/

/ˌkuː də ˈɡrɑːs/

[singular] (from French, formal)

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an action or event that finally ends something that has been getting weaker or worse
- My disastrous exam results dealt the coup de grâce to my university career.
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a hit or shot that finally kills a person or an animal, especially to stop them from suffering synonym death blow

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