doomsday

[ doomz-dey ]

/ ˈdumzˌdeɪ /

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noun

the day of the Last Judgment, at the end of the world.

any day of judgment or sentence.

nuclear destruction of the world.

adjective

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.

Nearby words

doom palm, doom-laden, doomful, dooms, doomsayer, doomsday, doomsday book, doomsdayer, doomsman, doomster, doomwatch

Origin of doomsday

before 1000; Middle English domes dai, Old English dōmesdæg Judgment Day. See doom, day

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Examples from the Web for doomsday

Men and women “go on bucket list,” some commit suicide, and others go full on doomsday hoarder.
What Would You Do if the World Was Over?|William O’Connor|August 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On federal spending he warns that the nation is headed for “a doomsday scenario.”
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They were devout Christians who worried that this might bring on doomsday.
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Boustany echoed an idea that many came to believe, that talk of doomsday was overblown.
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At least as far as Hollywood is concerned, 2013 is the year of doomsday.
From ‘After Earth’ to ‘World War Z’: The Year in Apocalypse Movies|Kevin Fallon|June 24, 2013|DAILY BEAST
No man has learned anything rightly until he knows that every day is doomsday.
The Optimist's Good Morning|Florence Hobart Perin
It is perhaps of interest to note that the earliest specimen of printing in Irish is a ballad on Doomsday (Dublin, 1571).
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
It is supposed to have stood on the site of a vineyard mentioned in Doomsday Book.
Haunted London|Walter Thornbury
Father's voice, usually so kind, had the doomsday quality that even mother used only on very rare occasions.
Missy|Dana Gatlin
So that we do not deeply regret our improvidence at doomsday.
Selections from Early Middle English 1130-1250: Part II: Notes|Various

British Dictionary definitions for doomsday

doomsday

domesday

/ (ˈduːmzˌdeɪ) /

noun

(sometimes capital) the day on which the Last Judgment will occur

any day of reckoning

(modifier) characterized by predictions of disasterdoomsday scenario

Word Origin for doomsday

Old English dōmes dæg Judgment Day; related to Old Norse domsdagr

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