armageddon

See also: Armageddon

English

A nuclear holocaust is often associated with armageddon

Etymology

A generalization of Armageddon.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɑː(ɹ).məˈɡɛ.dn̩/, /-ˈɡɛ.dən/, /ɑː(ɹ).məˈɡɛd.ʔn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɑɹ.məˈɡɛ.dn̩/, /-ˈɡɛ.dən/, [ˌɑɹ.məˈɡɛɾ.ʔn]
• Rhymes: -ɛdən
• Hyphenation: ar‧ma‧ged‧don

Noun

armageddon (plural armageddons)

1. The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale.
2. Any great and crucial conflict.
   • 2009 February 13, Mark Lawson, “A tabloid Carmen”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     In comparison to Nixon-Mao, terrorism and armageddon, Anna Nicole Smith may seem lightweight, but it could prove an inspired choice.

3. (chess) An armageddon round, usually played when a match would otherwise end in a draw, where black wins drawn games and white is given more time as compensation.

Synonyms

• apocalypse, catastrophe, day of reckoning, destruction, disaster, doomsday, judgement day, nuclear holocaust, end times, end of the world

Derived terms

• -ageddon
• Carmageddon
• cicada-geddon
• hairmageddon
• insectageddon
• snowmageddon

Translations

The scene of a decisive conflict on a great scale

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ^{(please verify)} 世界末日 (zh) (shìjiè mòrì)

• Portuguese: armagedão m, armagedom m

Any great and crucial conflict