dead vs deceased: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: dead or deceased

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deadadjective

devoid of physical sensation; numb

deadadjective

(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive

deadadjective

very tired

deadadjective

drained of electric charge; discharged

deadadjective

not circulating or flowing

deadverb

quickly and without warning

deadverb

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

deadadjective

not yielding a return

deadnoun

a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense

deadadjective

devoid of activity

deadadjective

lacking acoustic resonance

deadadjective

lacking resilience or bounce

deadadjective

no longer having force or relevance

deadadjective

no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life

deadadjective

not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat

deadadjective

not surviving in active use

deadadjective

out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown

deadnoun

people who are no longer living

deadadjective

physically inactive

deadadjective

the complete stoppage of an action

deadadjective

unerringly accurate

deceasednoun

someone who is no longer alive

deceasedadjective

dead

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