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doomsday.

The day when God is expected to judge the world; the end times.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈduːmz.deɪ/
  1. The day when God is expected to judge the world; the end times.

    countable · uncountable
  2. Judgement day; the day of the Final Judgment; any day of decisive judgement or final dissolution.

    Judaism · capitalized · countable · sometimes · uncountable
  3. Any day of great death and destruction; end of the world; an apocalypse.

    countable · uncountable
  4. Any of the memorable dates used in the doomsday rule for computing weekdays from dates.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English domes + dai, from Old English dom (“judgment”) + dæg (“day”). Equivalent to doom + -s- + day. Compare Old Norse dómsdagr (“judgement day, doomsday”).

adj/ˈduːmz.deɪ/
  1. Concerned with or predicting future universal destruction.

    not-comparable
  2. Given to or marked by forebodings or predictions of impending calamity.

    not-comparable
  3. Capable of causing widespread or total destruction.

    not-comparable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English domes + dai, from Old English dom (“judgment”) + dæg (“day”). Equivalent to doom + -s- + day. Compare Old Norse dómsdagr (“judgement day, doomsday”).

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