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social death

idiom

The alienation of certain people from society to the point of being forgotten, excluded, or ignored.


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  1. 01

    article of death

    The moment of death.

  2. 02

    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.

  3. 03

    death and taxes

    Something which is totally certain.

  4. 04

    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.

  5. 05

    death by PowerPoint

    The boredom or disengagement that an audience experiences from poorly designed or overly verbose presentations using any type of presentation software.

  6. 06

    kiss of death

    Something that may seem good and favorable but that actually brings ruin to hopes, plans, etc.

  7. 07

    living death

    A condition of suffering, solitude, or impairment so extreme as to deprive one's existence of all happiness and meaning.

  8. 08

    matter of life and death

    An extremely urgent matter.

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