knell

: a sound of a bell when it is rung slowly because someone has died

◊ A death knell is a sign or indication that something will fail or end soon.

• The mistake was the death knell for his campaign.
• Many people thought that the Internet would sound/ring/toll the death knell for newspapers. [=cause the end of newspapers]

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