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doomsday

noun

An unpleasant or disastrous destiny

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
D
Ends with
Y
Contains
OO
Scrabble score
15

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Pronunciation

ˈduːmz.deɪ

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noun

  1. An unpleasant or disastrous destiny

    “Everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it”

noun

  1. (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives

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Example Sentences

Everyone was aware of the approaching doom but was helpless to avoid it
That's unfortunate but it isn't the end of the world

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