noun
Armageddon
ah-muh-GEH-dn
noun
1
A final, decisive battle on a massive scale, especially one imagined as ending the world.
"The press described the trade war as economic Armageddon."
"The film imagines a nuclear Armageddon that wipes out civilisation."
How to Use Armageddon
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA catastrophic, world-ending final battle or disaster — often used loosely for any huge looming crisis.
When to use it
Often used hyperbolically in journalism to describe severe but non-literal crises.
Common pairings
nuclear Armageddon
economic Armageddon
financial Armageddon
Word Forms
armageddons plural
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Etymology
From Greek Harmagedon in the Book of Revelation, referring to Mount Megiddo, the prophesied site of the last battle before Judgment Day.