armageddon
noun/ˌɑrməˈɡɛdən/
Frequency rank: #11,564 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
a catastrophic, world-ending conflict or disaster; total destruction.
Example sentence
Scientists warn that an unchecked pandemic could bring armageddon upon modern civilization.
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