Meaning of doomsday event | Babel Free

Definitions

1. An occurrence which causes the end of the universe or which destroys the planet earth; a global cataclysm.
2. A localized event causing widespread death or destruction within a specific geographical area.
3. A disastrous occurrence.
   figuratively

Examples

“The universe will contract and grow hotter until the doomsday event that astronomers have dubbed "the big crunch."”

“In this subsection we face the question about the possibility of evading the doomsday event in phantom models of dark energy with interaction, which are inspired in scalar-tensor theories of gravity.”

“Sceptics claim switching on the supercooled magnets could create a doomsday event that would destroy the Earth.”

“A mysterious occurrence late in the story is the historically factual Tunguska Event, a massive Siberian explosion, probably by an asteroid, in the summer of 1908: a doomsday event caused by an arrival from another realm.”

“An earthquake of as much as 7.3 magnitude . . . is the maximum predicted earthquake in Utah, said Johnson. "We could call that a doomsday event."”

“Protect them against molestation, but if it happens, don't overact and inflate it into a doomsday event.”

“The Challenger explosion . . . became one big symbol for mankind. As the trauma diminishes in the weeks ahead, another meaning will emerge from the doomsday events.”

“A record level of foreign reserves has made it unnecessary to devalue the currency—the doomsday event that terrifies finance ministries throughout the region.”

“"You just don't know if they are planning a doomsday event or not." Dunford said police worked with school officials to secure the building.”

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