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perdition.

Eternal damnation.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/pɜː(ɹ)ˈdɪ.ʃən/
  1. Eternal damnation.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Hell.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Absolute ruin; downfall.

    countable · uncountable
    Their decision to buy stocks just before the crisis led to their perdition.
Where this word comes from

From Middle English perdicioun, from Old French perdiciun, from Late Latin perditio, from Latin perdo (“to destroy, to lose”).

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