Doomsday

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈduːmz.deɪ/
• Hyphenation: dooms + day

Origin

Middle English domes + dai, from Old English dom ("judgment") + dæg ("day")

Full definition of doomsday

Adjective

1. Concerned with or predicting future universal destruction.
2. Given to or marked by forebodings or predictions of impending calamity.
3. Capable of causing widespread or total destruction; doomsday weapon.

Derived terms

Noun

1. The day when God is expected to judge the world; end times.
2. judgement day; the day of the Final Judgment; any day of decisive judgement or final dissolution.

Synonyms

• apocalypse
• Armageddon
• end times
• Final Judgment
• judgement day
• nuclear holocaust
• Ragnarok or Ragnarök