perdition

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Scrabble points
12
Words With Friends
14
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/pɜː(ɹ)ˈdɪ.ʃən/

Definition of perdition

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Eternal damnation.
    “I son ov perdition / From sheer nothingness transgressed”
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noun

  1. (countable, uncountable)Eternal damnation.
    “I son ov perdition / From sheer nothingness transgressed”
  2. (countable, uncountable)Hell.
  3. (countable, uncountable)Absolute ruin; downfall.
    “Their decision to buy stocks just before the crisis led to their perdition.”

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Etymology

From Middle English perdicioun, from Old French perdiciun, from Late Latin perditio, from Latin perdo (“to destroy, to lose”).

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