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

Girl group aespa leads among all MAMA nominees following a major year with the release of their full-length album Armageddon in May. —Jeff Benjamin, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2024

Strong, who won a Tony Award in June for his performance in Enemy of the People, appears on the big screen for the first time since Armageddon Time in The Apprentice, a movie that follows Trump's friendship and working relationship with lawyer Cohn in the 1970s through Cohn's death at 58 in 1986. —Tommy McArdle, People.com, 9 Oct. 2024

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

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