doodschoot

This is the 7823rd most frequent Dutch word.


doodschoot

"Doodschoot" refers to the lap or bosom as a metaphorical place of death or final rest.


Used metaphorically to describe a sense of fatality or inevitability.

De vogel viel uit de lucht en belandde in de doodschoot van de aarde.

The bird fell from the sky and ended up in the lap of death of the earth.


Indicates accepting or succumbing to destiny, often death.

In de roman beschreef de schrijver een overgave aan de doodschoot.

In the novel, the author described a surrender to the lap of death.


Expresses being overwhelmed in a figurative state, symbolizing hopelessness or an inescapable situation.

Hij voelde alsof hij in de doodschoot van wanhoop zat.

He felt as if he was in the womb of despair.