Associations to the word «Deathblow»

Wiktionary

DEATHBLOW, noun. A strike or blow that leads to death, especially a coup de grace
DEATHBLOW, noun. Something that prevents the completion, or ends the existence of some project etc

Dictionary definition

DEATHBLOW, noun. The blow that kills (usually mercifully).

Wise words

The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.
Mark Twain