Vocabulary words related to death
Shroud(Grave) :
a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped
for burial. (कफ़न)
Ex : "he was buried in a linen
shroud"
Agony(pain, hurt, suffering, torture, torment,unconscious) : Extremely physical or mental
suffering. (व्यथा, यातना)
Ex: "he crashed to the ground
in agony"
Bewail(lament, mourn, grieve) : express great regret, sadness, or
disappointment about (something) (शोक मनाना)
Ex: "men will bewail the loss
of earlier freedoms"
Funeral(burial, interment,sepulture): a ceremony or service held shortly
after a person's death, usually including the person's burial or cremation. (अंततम संस्कार)
Ex: “People are preparing his
funeral”
Graveyard(churchyard, boneyard): a burial ground, especially one
beside a church.(शमशान घाट)
Ex: "he was buried in the
graveyard of St Mary's parish church"
Lay-to-Rest :
To bury one who has died (दफनाना)
Ex: He was laid to rest beneath the old
oak tree in 1825.
Euthanisia(mercy
killing, assisted suicide) :
the painless killing of a patient suffering from an incurable and painful
disease or in an irreversible coma.(इच्छामृत्यु)
Mortality(death rate, rate of mortality): the state of being subject to
death.(नश्वरता, मत्युुदर)
