coup de grace

A form of coup de grâce — A final blow or shot given to kill a wounded person or animal.

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Meanings

nouncoup de grace (plural coups de grace)

plural coups de grace

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of coup de grâce.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe blow that kills (usually mercifully)

Similar
deathblow
Broader
killingkillputting to death
Also see
deathblow

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

coup de grace. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coup%20de%20grace

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“coup de grace.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coup%20de%20grace. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coup de grace,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coup%20de%20grace.

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