a coup de grâce

a coup de grace

(formal)

an action or event which ends or destroys something that is gradually becoming worse Jane's affair delivered the coup de grace to her failing marriage.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Marian (1)	MER-ee-ən, MAR-ee-ən	English
April	AY-pril	English
Alison	AL-i-sən (English), a-lee-SAWN (French)	English, French
Stien	STEEN	Dutch, Limburgish
Bledsoe	['bledsəu]
Zaahir (2)	-	Arabic