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Definition coup de grâce in American English

coup de grâce noun

[singular] noun
/ˌku də ˈɡrɑs/
1

a final action that destroys or defeats something that was already weak or failing

Example

King's comments dealt the coup de grâce to any hope she had of being elected.

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Definition coup de grâce in American English