Added 9 October 2026
doomsday
/ˈduːmz.deɪ/ noun
noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about doomsday at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives.
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An unpleasant or disastrous destiny.
everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it
Origin
From Middle English domes + dai, from Old English dom (“judgment”) + dæg (“day”). Equivalent to doom + -s- + day. Compare Old Norse dómsdagr (“judgement day, doomsday”).
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