Armageddon

noun

Ar·​ma·​ged·​don ˌär-mə-ˈge-dᵊn 

1

a

: the site or time of a final and conclusive battle between the forces of good and evil

b

: the battle taking place at Armageddon

2

: a usually vast decisive conflict or confrontation

Examples of Armageddon in a Sentence

the threat of nuclear Armageddon

Recent Examples on the Web

Experts, including the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, say the risk of nuclear Armageddon is higher today than ever before. —Michael Sheldrick, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024

At the height of the Cold War in the 1950s, as the fear of nuclear Armageddon hung over American and Soviet citizens, idealistic scientists and engineers saw the vast Arctic region as a place of unlimited potential for creating a bold new future. —Paul Bierman, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Sep. 2024

Realizing that the risk of Armageddon was very real, Reagan consciously dialed back his hawkishness. —Max Boot, Foreign Affairs, 6 Sep. 2024

If Falling was my Speed, and Drowning was my Gravity, my new novel Worst Case Scenario is my Armageddon, Independence Day or The Perfect Storm. —T.j. Newman, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Greek Armageddōn, Harmagedōn, scene of the battle foretold in Revelation 16:14–16

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a