Decease — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the event of dying or departure from life

pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/dɪsdʒˈiːnɪəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dɪsˈiːs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dɪsˈiːs/

2 syllables Say it as /dɪsdʒˈiːnɪəs/.

Examples

her death came as a terrible shock
upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren
She died from cancer

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

pass drop dead death choke croak perish expire die kick the bucket give-up the ghost snuff it cash in one's chips pass away conk pop off exit expiry buy the farm go

Antonyms

birth be born

Parts of Speech

noun	the event of dying or departure from life “her death came as a terrible shock”
verb	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life “She died from cancer”

Word Forms

die	verb	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
decease	verb	pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
death	noun	the event of dying or departure from life
Death	noun	the personification of death
decedent	noun	someone who is no longer alive
decease	noun	the event of dying or departure from life
going	noun	euphemistic expressions for death
exit	noun	euphemistic expressions for death
expiration	noun	euphemistic expressions for death
passing	noun	euphemistic expressions for death

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tod

das Ereignis des Sterbens oder des Abschieds vom Leben

🇫🇷French

décès

le cas de décès ou de départ de la vie

🇪🇸Spanish

fallecimiento

el evento de morir o partir de la vida

🇮🇹Italian

decesso

l’evento della morte o dell’uscita dalla vita

🇳🇱Dutch

overlijden

de gebeurtenis van overlijden of vertrek uit het leven

🇵🇹Portuguese

morte

o evento de morte ou saída da vida

🇷🇺Russian

смерть

событие смерти или ухода из жизни

India

🇮🇳Hindi

स्वर्गवास

मरने या जीवन से विदा होने की घटना

🇧🇩Bengali

মৃতু্য

জীবন থেকে মৃত্যু বা প্রস্থানের ঘটনা

🇮🇳Tamil

இறக்க

மரணம் அல்லது வாழ்க்கையை விட்டு வெளியேறும் நிகழ்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

మరణించు

మరణం లేదా జీవితం నుండి నిష్క్రమణ సంఘటన

🇮🇳Marathi

मृत्यू

मृत्यू किंवा जीवनातून निघून जाण्याची घटना

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૃત્યુ

મૃત્યુ અથવા જીવનમાંથી વિદાયની ઘટના

🇮🇳Kannada

ಸತ್ತುಹೋಗು

ಸಾಯುವ ಅಥವಾ ಜೀವನದಿಂದ ನಿರ್ಗಮಿಸುವ ಘಟನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മരിക്കുക

മരിക്കുന്നതോ ജീവിതത്തിൽ നിന്ന് പുറപ്പെടുന്നതോ ആയ സംഭവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਰਨਾ

ਮਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਜੀਵਨ ਤੋਂ ਜਾਣ ਦੀ ਘਟਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مرنا

مرنے یا زندگی سے رخصت ہونے کا واقعہ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

死亡

死亡或离开生命的事件

🇯🇵Japanese

死亡

死ぬ、または人生から離れるという出来事

🇰🇷Korean

사망

사망하거나 삶에서 떠나는 사건

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chết

sự kiện chết hoặc rời khỏi cuộc sống

🇹🇭Thai

ความตาย

เหตุการณ์การตายหรือจากไปจากชีวิต

🇮🇩Indonesian

kematian

peristiwa kematian atau kepergian dari kehidupan

🇵🇭Filipino

pagkamatay

ang kaganapan ng pagkamatay o pag-alis sa buhay

🇲🇾Malay

kematian

peristiwa kematian atau pemergian dari kehidupan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وفاة

- حالة الموت أو الخروج من الحياة

🇮🇷Persian

مرگ

رویداد مردن یا خروج از زندگی

🇹🇷Turkish

ölüm

ölme veya hayattan ayrılma olayı

🇮🇱Hebrew

מִיתָה

אירוע מוות או יציאה מהחיים

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The primary meaning of 'decease' is 'the event of dying or departure from life'.

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