COUP


Meaning of COUP in English

de grâce [noun] [C] - an action which ends something that has been gradually worsening or which kills a person or animal in order to end their sufferingJane's affair was the coup de grâce to her disintegrating marriage.He was in tremendous agony and knew he was going to die, so I agreed to give/administer the coup de grâce to him.

Cambridge English vocab.      Кембриджский английский словарь.