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   dead

   /dɛd/

   adjective

   • 1. no longer alive: "a dead body" Similar deceasedexpireddepartedgoneno morepassed onpassed awaylatelostlamentedperishedfallenslainslaughteredkilledmurderedlifelessnot breathinghaving breathed one's lastdefunctextinctinanimateinsentientinsensateinertinformal:(as) dead as a doornailsix feet underpushing up daisiesunder the sodeuphemistic:with Godasleepat peacerare:demisedexanimateOpposite aliveliving
   • ▪ (of a part of the body) having lost sensation; numb: "I severed nerves in my leg so part of my foot is dead" Similar numbbenumbeddeadeneddesensitizedinsensibleinsensateunfeelingparalysedincapacitatedimmobilizedfrozenuseless
   • ▪ lacking emotion, sympathy, or sensitivity: "a cold, dead voice" Similar emotionlessunemotionalunfeelingimpassiveunresponsiveinsensitiveindifferentdispassionateinexpressivewoodenstonycoldfrigidinertdeadpanflattonelesshollowblankvacantglazedglassyOpposite passionate
   • ▪ devoid of living things: "a dead planet" Similar barrenlifelessbareemptydesolatesterilewithout lifewithout living thingsOpposite fertilelush
   • 2. (of a place or time) characterized by a lack of activity or excitement: "Brussels isn't dead after dark, if you know where to look" Similar uneventfuluninterestingunexcitinguninspiringdullboringflatquietsleepyslowstalehumdrumtamepedestrianlacklustrelifelesstedioustiresomewearisomebackwardbackwoodsbehind the timesinformal:one-horsedead-and-alivedullsvilleOpposite lively
   • 3. (of a piece of equipment) no longer functioning: "the phone had gone dead" Similar not workingout of orderout of commissioninoperativeinactiveineffectivein (a state of) disrepairbrokenbroken-downmalfunctioningdefectiveinformal:kaputconked outon the blinkbustbustedgone phutfinisheddone fordudknackeredduffvulgar slang:buggeredOpposite in working order
   • ▪ (of an electric circuit or conductor) carrying or transmitting no current: "the batteries are dead"
   • ▪ no longer alight: "the fire had been dead for some days"
   • ▪ (of the ball in a game) out of play: "the ball had gone dead"
   • ▪ (of a glass or bottle) empty or no longer being used: "they got all the dead glasses and put them on the table" Similar barrenlifelessbareemptydesolatesterilewithout lifewithout living thingsOpposite fertilelush
   • 4. no longer current, relevant, or important: "pollution had become a dead issue"
   • ▪ (of money) not financially productive: "far from being dead money, it is available to be spent or invested"
   • 5. (of sound) without resonance; dull: "the note sounds dead compared to all others on the keyboard"
   • ▪ (of a cricket pitch or other surface) lacking springiness or bounce: "the pitch was so utterly dead that Pollock could hardly get the ball bail-high"
   • ▪ (of a colour) not glossy or bright: "higher up, the marble becomes of a dull, dead colour"
   • 6. complete; absolute: "we sat in dead silence" Similar completeabsolutetotalentireoutrightutterdownrightout-and-outthoroughunqualifiedunmitigatedOpposite partial

   adverb

   • 1. absolutely; completely: "you're dead right" Similar completelyabsolutelytotallyutterlydeadlyperfectlyentirelywhollyfullybeyondquitethoroughlyunreservedlydefinitelycertainlypositivelyunconditionallycategoricallyunquestionablyno doubtundoubtedlywithout a doubtwithout questionsurelyunequivocallyexactlypreciselydecisivelyconclusivelymanifestlyin every wayin every respectone hundred per centevery inchto the hiltOpposite partially
   • ▪ exactly: "they arrived dead on time"
   • ▪ straight; directly: "red flares were seen dead ahead" Similar directlyexactlypreciselyimmediatelyrightstraightplumbduesquarelyinformal:bangslap bangsmack
   • ▪ very: "omelettes are dead easy to prepare" Similar veryextremelyexceedinglyexceptionallytremendouslyimmenselyhugelyextraordinarilyextrainordinatelyunusuallyuncommonlydistinctlydecidedlyparticularlyespeciallyremarkablyreallytrulymostsotrèsrightinformal:awfullyterriblymegaultraoh-sodamndamnedever sowelljollybloodyrealmightyawfulplumbdarnedwayinformal:lekkerinformal, dated:frightfullydevilishlyarchaic:exceeding

   Word Origin Old Englishdēad, of Germanic origin: related to Dutch dood and German tot, also to die1.

   Derivatives

   • 1. deadness noun

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › DeathDeath - Wikipedia

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   4 days ago · Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. [1] . The remains of a former organism normally begin to decompose shortly after death. [2] . Death eventually and inevitably occurs in all organisms.

3. www.britannica.com › science › deathDeath | Definition, Types, Meaning, Culture, & Facts | Britannica

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   6 days ago · Death, the total cessation of life processes that eventually occurs in all living organisms. The state of human death has always been obscured by mystery and superstition, and its precise definition remains controversial, differing according to culture and legal systems.

4. www.britannica.com › science › deathDeath - Mortality, Grief, Loss | Britannica

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   4 days ago · Many dictionaries define death as “the extinction or cessation of life” or as “ceasing to be.” As life itself is notoriously difficult to define—and as everyone tends to think of things in terms of what is known—the problems in defining death are immediately apparent.

5. www.britannica.com › science › deathDeath - Process, Event, Causes | Britannica

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   4 days ago · Death - Process, Event, Causes: The American physician and writer Oliver Wendell Holmes said “to live is to function” and “that is all there is in living.” But who or what is the subject who lives because it functions? Is death the irreversible loss of function of the whole organism (or cell)—that is, of every one of its ...

6. www.verywellhealth.com › what-happens-to-my-body-right-after-i-die-1132498What Happens When You Die? - Verywell Health

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   Jul 15, 2024 · By definition, death occurs when blood circulation and breathing (respiration) stop and cannot be brought back, or brain death (when the brain/brain stem stops working) occurs. The determination of death must be made according to accepted medical standards.

7. www.cnn.com › 2024/07/24 › politicsDEI, explained: What’s the term Republicans are using to attack...

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   6 days ago · The backlash against DEI may feel like a pendulum swing from 2020, when the nation faced a racial reckoning following George Floyd’s death. But the DEI practice has been around for decades.

8. www.forbes.com › sites › danidiplacidoThe Ending Of ‘Deadpool & Wolverine,’ Explained - Forbes

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   3 days ago · Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds) and Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) in Deadpool & Wolverine. Deadpool & Wolverine sees the titular Deadpool (played by Ryan Reynolds) declare himself the “Marvel Jesus,” as ...

9. www.tandfonline.com › doi › fullDefining Death: Toward a Biological and Ethical Synthesis

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   Jul 17, 2024 · 2 Miller and Truog (Citation 2012, 70) define death as “the moment at which the integrated functions of the organism as a whole irreversibly cease, as determined by when the forces tending to increase entropy irreversibly overcome those that are opposing it.”

10. www.nbcnews.com › news › us-newsBody camera video shows Sonya Massey's final moments before she...

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    Jul 22, 2024 · Authorities released body camera footage Monday of Sonya Massey 's final moments before she was fatally shot by law enforcement at her home in Springfield, Illinois. Massey, 36, was killed July 6 ...

11. www.npr.org › 2024/07/18 › g-s1-8624Eminem and Common confront middle age from opposite angles : NPR

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