Main Entry: Göt·ter·däm·mer·ung

Pronunciation: \ˌgə(r)-tər-ˈde-mə-ˌru̇ŋ, -ˈda-\

Function: noun

Etymology: German, literally, twilight of the gods, from Götter (plural of Gott god) + Dämmerung twilight

Date: 1909

: a collapse (as of a society or regime) marked by catastrophic violence and disorder; broadly : downfall <the Götterdämmerung of Communism>