a fate worse than death

noun phrase

: something worse than dying
She regarded poverty as a fate worse than death.

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“A fate worse than death.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20fate%20worse%20than%20death. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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