doomsday
/ˈduːmzdeɪ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈduːmzdeɪ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈdümz-ˌdā/ (ame, mw)
doomsday — noun
1. the day everything ends in destruction; in some religions, the day God judges al
the day everything ends in destruction; in some religions, the day God judges all people
Amara's neighbours thought she was strange for keeping a storeroom ready for doomsday.
Kenji ignored every doomsday prediction that appeared in his social media feed.
attributive pattern: doomsday + noun
The village preacher insisted that doomsday would arrive before the next harvest.
After the factory closed, losing her job felt like doomsday to Ingrid's mother.
Dimitri and Solana built a bunker together, convinced doomsday was just months away.
- armageddon
specifically a final battle between good and evil; carries a more violent and militaristic connotation
- apocalypse
emphasises widespread destruction and the collapse of civilisation; more common in secular and scientific contexts
- judgment day
strictly the religious belief that God will judge every soul; narrower in scope than doomsday
- end times
refers to a whole period of upheaval leading to the end, not a single day; used almost exclusively in religious settings
文法句型
the doomsday + noun
prepare for doomsday
feel like doomsday
用法筆記
Often appears in the phrase the doomsday + noun (doomsday scenario, doomsday prediction). In everyday language, commonly used as hyperbole for any terrible outcome rather than the literal end of everything.