Doomsday Definition

do͝omzdā
noun
Webster's New World
Any day of reckoning.
Webster's New World
An anticipated or feared catastrophic event, especially one on a global scale.
American Heritage
Any catastrophic day.
Webster's New World

The day when God is expected to judge the world; end times.

Wiktionary
adjective

Concerned with or predicting future universal destruction.

Wiktionary

Given to or marked by forebodings or predictions of impending calamity.

Wiktionary

Capable of causing widespread or total destruction; doomsday weapon.

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Other Word Forms of Doomsday

Noun

Singular:
doomsday
Plural:
doomsdays

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Origin of Doomsday

  • Middle English domesday from Old English dōmes dæg dōmes genitive of dōm judgment doom dæg day day

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Middle English domes + dai, from Old English dom (“judgment”) + dæg (“day”)

    From Wiktionary

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