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sudden death

Noun

Meaning

(sports) overtime in which play is stopped as soon as one contestant scores; e.g. football and golf

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

overtime deathblow playoff infant mortality tiebreaker cot death crib death deciding game infant death neonatal mortality game-decider rubber match cardiac death infantile mortality neonatal death
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Antonyms

homicide manslaughter regicide matricide parricide death penalty
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Hypernyms

overtime extra time

Related terms

sudden death syndrome sudden arrhythmic death syndrome sudden unexplained death syndrome sudden unexpected death syndrome Yunnan sudden death syndrome

Examples

Well, I'd certainly hate to interrupt your pleasant night stroll with my sudden death. Cassandra Clare

Well, I'd certainly hate to interrupt your pleasant night stroll with my sudden death." He blinked. "There is a fine line between sarcasm and outright hostility, and you seem to have crossed it. What's up? Cassandra Clare

I knew, as everyone knows, that the easiest way to attract a crowd is to let it be known that at a given time and a given place some one is going to attempt something that in the event of failure will mean sudden death. Harry Houdini

Coffee goes great with sudden death. Gillian Schieber Flynn

A death from a long illness is very different from a sudden death. It gives you time to say goodbye and time to adjust to the idea that the beloved will not be with you anymore. Meghan O'Rourke

Is there a point to your latest irritation, Kish? (Sin) Had a sudden death wish. Felt the deep need to come up here and have you freeze me. (Kish) Sherrilyn Kenyon

Close letter words and terms

sudden attacks of fear sudden attacks of panic sudden collapse into unconsciousness sudden death syndrome sudden demise sudden episode of intense fear