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Armageddon

Armageddon

40 9.4
A very large battle or event that causes great damage to many people and places
  • noun
  • /ˌɑrməˈɡɛdɒn/
: Armagedón
  • The leaders of the nations met to discuss their differences before the looming threat of Armageddon.

Because that's where I think, you know, it's only Armageddon if your currency fails.

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Examples

  • If a catastrophe occurred tomorrow (giant meteor impact, nuclear armageddon), these sites would be left unmarked and unsealed.

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  • As a boy, the thought of a nuclear armageddon was often on my mind.

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  • If the well ever goes dry, though, it will be financial armageddon.

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  • In other words, we were manipulating risk, and the last clear chance to avoid Armageddon rested with them.

  • Their foreign policy is geared toward creating an environment so hostile that nuclear armageddon is an inevitability.

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  • That's why we're one misunderstanding away from nuclear Armageddon, because North Korea's nuclear arsenal is relatively new.

  • This concept, known as "mutually assured destruction," was a terrifying part of the Cold War, a time when the world stood on the brink of nuclear armageddon.

  • Historians debated whether the events of World War II could be regarded as a true Armageddon for humanity.

  • Many believe that climate change may lead to an Armageddon that could devastate entire ecosystems.

Synonyms

disaster
vsArmageddon
∞ 1.0

A sudden event that causes great damage, loss, or failure

refers to a catastrophic battle that ends or decides something significant
tragedy
vsArmageddon
781 3.0

A very sad event that causes much suffering and loss

is a decisive destructive battle notion rather than general suffering
catastrophe
vsArmageddon
174 7.0

A sudden terrible event that causes great damage and suffering

focuses on a decisive destructive battle rather than any terrible event
apocalypse
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  • Literature
136 8.6

A great disaster that destroys the world, often caused by a divine power

is about a catastrophic deciding battle rather than a religious ending story
doomsday
vsArmageddon
  • Literature
55 7.5

The last day when the world ends or everything is destroyed

is focused on a decisive destructive battle that decides major outcomes
end of the world
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  • Informal
40 3.7

A situation that seems like a disaster but is often not as bad

is a specific deciding battle concept rather than exaggerated disaster talk
cataclysm
vsArmageddon
18 9.2

A sudden violent event that causes great destruction or change

is specifically a catastrophic battle that decides an outcome not just change
Ragnarok
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  • Literature
8 9.9

A final battle in Norse myths that destroys the gods and ends the world

is a decisive catastrophic battle not limited to mythic tradition
Gotterdammerung
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  • Literature
1 9.9

A final great destruction that ends the world or a whole system

is a catastrophic deciding battle not tied to one mythology
doomsday event
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1 8.6

An event that kills most people or destroys life on Earth

is a decisive battle concept rather than a general apocalyptic event

Antonyms

∞ 1.0

A time when countries or groups do not fight

112 5.3

A return to friendly relations after a disagreement

How Catastrophic

Armageddon
40 9.4
war
∞ 1.0
battle
∞ 1.4
skirmish
39 6.4

Surface Forms

Armageddon singular
Armageddons plural

Etymology

Armageddon comes from the Hebrew phrase Har Megiddo, which means 'mountain of Megiddo' and was linked to a great final battle in the Bible. So today we use Armageddon to talk about any very large, destructive conflict or disaster.