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doomsday

[doomz-dey]

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noun

Theology.��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.

doomsday

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noun

(sometimes capital) the day on which the Last Judgment will occur
any day of reckoning
(modifier) characterized by predictions of disaster
doomsday scenario

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Word History and Origins

Origin of doomsday¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English domes dai, Old English ��ō��æ�� “Judgment Day”; equivalent to doom ( def. ) + 's ¹ ( def. ) + day ( def. )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of doomsday¹

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

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But the BBC was able to speak to multiple eyewitnesseses who described the "doomsday scenes" on board the train as the attack unfolded.

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Eyewitnesses described the "doomsday scenes" on board the train as the attack unfolded, with passenger Ishaq Noor telling the BBC: "We held our breath throughout the firing, not knowing what would happen next."

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