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fate worse than death, a
fate worse than death, a
A highly undesirable occurrence, a misfortune, as in Dean thinks driving daily during rush hour is a fate worse than death. Formerly applied quite seriously to a woman's loss of virginity, this idiom today is used hyperbolically and far more loosely. [1600s]
Common Names:
| Name | Gender | Pronounced | Usage |
|---|
| Theofania | | - | Greek |
| Indu | | - | Indian, Hindi |
| Scot | | - | English, Scottish |
| Pelagia | | pe-LAHG-yah (Polish) | Ancient Greek, Greek, Polish |
| Asih | | - | Indonesian |
| Catherin | | KATH-ə-rin, KATH-rin | English (Rare) |