doomsday
[ doomz-dey ]
/ ˈdumzˌdeɪ /
noun
the day of the Last Judgment, at the end of the world.
any day of judgment or sentence.
nuclear destruction of the world.
adjective
given to or marked by forebodings or predictions of impending calamity; especially concerned with or predicting future universal destruction: the doomsday issue of all-out nuclear war.
capable of causing widespread or total destruction: doomsday weapons.
Words nearby doomsday
doom palm,
doom-laden,
doomful,
dooms,
doomsayer,
doomsday,
doomsday book,
doomsdayer,
doomsman,
doomster,
doomwatch
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British Dictionary definitions for doomsday
doomsday
domesday
/ (ˈduːmzˌdeɪ) /
noun
(sometimes capital)
the day on which the Last Judgment will occur
any day of reckoning
(modifier)
characterized by predictions of disaster
doomsday scenario
Word Origin for doomsday
Old English
dōmes dæg Judgment Day; related to Old Norse
domsdagr