Dictionary / Vocabulary / 絶える
たえる
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease
JLPT N1 common word Also written 断える
彼女には不幸が絶えない。
She is dogged by misfortune.
彼には悪評が絶えない。
He is a constant subject of scandal.
彼が死んでこの村で一番古い家系が絶えてしまった。
With his death, the oldest family in this village died out.