doomsday

noun

dooms·​day ˈdümz-ˌdā How to pronounce doomsday (audio)
often attributive
1
: a day of final judgment
2
: a time of catastrophic destruction and death

Examples of doomsday in a Sentence

a warning that doomsday is near The book explores a doomsday scenario in which an asteroid hits the Earth.
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More-efficient technologies would reduce coal consumption, and then maybe the coal-less doomsday could be averted for a long time. Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 4 Feb. 2025 For the first time in three years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the metaphorical clock up one second to 89 seconds before midnight, the theoretical doomsday mark. Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2025 The analyst kept his outperform ratings on Nvidia and Broadcom, advising clients not to buy into the doomsday scenarios. John Melloy, CNBC, 27 Jan. 2025 The loss sent shockwaves through the fan base, triggering doomsday reactions. Anthony De Leon, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for doomsday 

Word History

First Known Use

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

Time Traveler
The first known use of doomsday was before the 12th century

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“Doomsday.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doomsday. Accessed 14 Feb. 2025.

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doomsday

noun
dooms·​day ˈdümz-ˌdā How to pronounce doomsday (audio)

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