doomsday

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[edit] Etymology

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doom + day

  • Middle English domes dai; and
  • Old English dōmesdæg.

[edit] Pronunciation

/"du:mzdeI/ dooms·day

[edit] Adjective

doomsday (not comparable)

Positive
doomsday

Comparative
not comparable

Superlative
none (absolute)
  1. Concerned with or predicting future universal destruction; the doomsday issue of all-out nuclear war.
  2. Given to or marked by forebodings or predictions of impending calamity.
  3. Capable of causing widespread or total destruction; doomsday weapon.

[edit] Derived terms

    Terms derived from the adjective "doomsday"

[edit] Noun

Singular
doomsday

Plural
uncountable

doomsday (uncountable)

  1. The day when God is expected to judge the world, at the end of the world; the Day of Judgement; the day of the Last Judgment.
  2. Any day of decisive judgement or final dissolution.

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[edit] Translations

day when God is expected to judge the world
any day of decisive judgement
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