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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 |
|---|
| Geena | | JEE-nə | English (Rare) |
| Sekhar | | - | Indian, Telugu, Bengali |
| Rosenda | | - | Spanish |
| Erzsi | | ER-zhee | Hungarian |
| Barra | | - | Irish |
| Tilda | | TEEL-dah (Finnish) | English, Swedish, Finnish |