Meanings
nounfinishing move (plural finishing moves)
plural finishing moves
- video gamesIn media such as one-on-one fighting video games and professional wrestling, a dedicated special attack used to knock out an enemy on the brink of defeat in a flashy and spectacular manner.
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 安乐死
- 安乐死 (ānlèsǐ)final blow
Danish nådesstød, dødsstød
- nådesstødfinal blow
- dødsstødfinal blow
Dutch genadeslag
- genadeslagfinal blow
Finnish armonisku, armonlaukaus
- armoniskufinal blow
- armonlaukausfinal blow
French coup de grâce
- coup de grâcefinal blow
German Gnadenschuss, Gnadenstoß
- Gnadenschussfinal blow
- Gnadenstoßfinal blow
Hungarian kegyelemdöfés
- kegyelemdöfésfinal blow
Italian colpo di grazia
- colpo di graziafinal blow
Japanese 奥義
- 奥義final blow
Norwegian nådestøt, nådeskudd
- nådestøtfinal blow
- nådeskuddfinal blow
Portuguese golpe de misericórdia
- golpe de misericórdiafinal blow
Russian уда́р милосе́рдия, после́дний уда́р
- уда́р милосе́рдия (udár milosérdija)final blow
- после́дний уда́р (poslédnij udár)final blow
- смерте́льный уда́р (smertélʹnyj udár)final blow
Swedish nådastöt
- nådastötfinal blow
Turkish son darbe, öldürücü darbe
- son darbefinal blow
- öldürücü darbefinal blow
Cite this entry
APA
finishing move. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finishing%20move
MLA
“finishing move.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finishing%20move. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finishing move,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finishing%20move.
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