living death
A condition of suffering, solitude, or impairment so extreme as to deprive one's existence of all happiness and meaning.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
“For the prisoner, his lonely life felt like a living death.”
“After the accident left him unable to move or speak, he described his existence as a living death.”
“Trapped in a cycle of endless, repetitive labor with no hope for change, the worker found his daily routine to be a living death.”
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article of death
The moment of death.
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catch one's death
To contract a serious illness, especially a nasty cold or other respiratory ailment and especially as a result of exposure to wet or chilly weather.
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death and taxes
Something which is totally certain.
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death by a thousand paper cuts
An ultimate negative outcome, such as the failure of a project, brought about by an excessive number of bureaucratic hurdles.
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death by PowerPoint
The boredom or disengagement that an audience experiences from poorly designed or overly verbose presentations using any type of presentation software.
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die a thousand deaths
To suffer repeatedly (often mentally rather than physically); to suffer extreme embarrassment or anxiety.
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don't call me sir, I work for a living
Used by senior enlisted military personnel to indicate that they are not commissioned officers.
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kiss of death
Something that may seem good and favorable but that actually brings ruin to hopes, plans, etc.
Last updated August 10, 2026