perdition
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perdition
- /pɜː(ɹ)ˈdɪ.ʃən/
Rhymes with -ɪʃən
Where it comes from
From Middle English perdicioun, from Old French perdiciun, from Late Latin perditio, from Latin perdo (“to destroy, to lose”).
noun perditions
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Eternal damnation.
I son ov perdition / From sheer nothingness transgressed
Opposite: salvation
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Hell.
Similar: Hades, inferno, netherworld, underworld, abyss
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Absolute ruin; downfall.
Their decision to buy stocks just before the crisis led to their perdition.
Similar: ruin, doom, destruction · Opposite: redemption
Translations
Talk about this word "perdition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/perdition. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. perdition. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/perdition "perdition." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/perdition.Cite this
@misc{perdition_2026,
title = {perdition},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/perdition},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
