also: ばつろ
Often carries a negative or tragic nuance, referring to the final, often unfortunate, outcome of a person's life or career.
The dictator met a tragic end.
He committed one misdeed after another and met a miserable end.
It is often said that the fate of those in power is loneliness.
He met a lonely end.
The pitiful end of the once-great actor is being talked about.
結末 is a neutral word for the ending of a story or event, whereas 末路 usually implies a personal and often tragic fate.
終焉 is a literary term for the end or demise of something, while 末路 more specifically emphasizes the pitiful or ruinous course a person's life took.
末路 specifically means a tragic or ruinous final state, while 果て is broader and can describe any ultimate limit or outcome, good or bad.
Standard kanji spelling; the reading ばつろ is rare and not normally used.
Rare reading; the common reading is まつろ.
Compound of 末 (matsu, 'end') and 路 (ro, 'path, road'), literally 'the path at the end', referring to one's final course or fate.