Armageddon

noun

Ar·​ma·​ged·​don ˌär-mə-ˈge-dᵊn 

1

a

: the site or time of a final and conclusive battle between the forces of good and evil

b

: the battle taking place at Armageddon

2

: a usually vast decisive conflict or confrontation

Examples of Armageddon in a Sentence

the threat of nuclear Armageddon

Recent Examples on the Web

The atom bomb was the hot force which secularized Armageddon. —Ed Simon august 18, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2025

Entire ecosystems of expertise had blossomed in academia and government to model the scenarios that might lead to Armageddon, and the resulting game theory, though sophisticated, was relatively straightforward. —Andreas Kluth, Twin Cities, 17 Aug. 2025

President Erika Sloane, however, convinces Ethan to return to stop a self-aware artificial intelligence program called The Entity before the AI takes control of all the world’s nuclear arsenals and causes nuclear Armageddon. —Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025

Today, Armageddon continues to get buzz from Affleck’s snarky DVD commentary track. —Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

Greek Armageddōn, Harmagedōn, scene of the battle foretold in Revelation 16:14–16

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Rhymes for Armageddon

• deaden
• leaden
• redden