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
Benigna	-	Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Late Roman
Jacqueline	zha-kə-LEEN (French), zhak-LEEN (French), JAK-ə-leen (English), JAK-ə-lin (English)	French, English
Smart	[smɑ:t]
Sjurd	-	Norwegian
Alexandrina	al-əg-zan-DREE-nə (English)	Portuguese, English (Rare)
VilhjÁLmur	-	Icelandic