demise
dih-MIZEnounMeaning the end of something; also, a death
Memory hook DE-MIZE: his SIZE goes DOWN to nothing. In the spring sun, the snowman’s size shrinks down, down, down, until only a puddle, a hat and a carrot are left. That is the snowman’s demise.
The arrival of the big new mall led to the demise of the little corner bookshop.
In context Once every family carried a phone in a pocket, the demise of the phone booth was only a matter of time; by the end, hardly anyone could find one.
Similar end, death, passing, finish
Opposite birth, beginning, rise
From Anglo-French demis, “sent away, handed over,” from Latin dimittere, “to send away.”