doomsday
Theology. the day of the Last Judgment, at the end of the world.
any day of judgment or sentence.
nuclear destruction of the world.
given to or marked by forebodings or predictions of impending calamity; especially concerned with or predicting future universal destruction: the doomsday issue of all-out nuclear war.
capable of causing widespread or total destruction: doomsday weapons.
Origin of doomsday
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British Dictionary definitions for doomsday
domesday
/ (ˈduːmzˌdeɪ) /
(sometimes capital) the day on which the Last Judgment will occur
any day of reckoning
(modifier) characterized by predictions of disaster: doomsday scenario
Origin of doomsday
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