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a fate worse than death Definition


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fate
noun
    1. The apparent power that determines the course of events, over which humans have no control.
      Thesaurus: providence, predestination, fortune, chance, divine will, stars.
      Form: Fate (also)
    2. The individual destiny or fortune of a person or thing; what happens to someone or something.
      Thesaurus: fortune, karma, lot, destiny, future.
    3. Ultimate outcome.
    4. Death, downfall, destruction or doom.
      Thesaurus: ruin, doom, end, downfall, nemesis.
Idiom: a fate worse than death
    facetious
    A gruesome or unpleasant situation.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin fatum that which has been spoken, ie by an oracle.



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