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doomsdayism

doomsdayism noun: prediction of impending universal destruction or calamity.

Noun

doomsdayism (uncountable)

  1. prediction of impending universal destruction or calamity
    • [The Supreme Court] did not buy the NCAA’s doomsdayism on the matter of educational benefits […]2021 June 22, Jason Gay, “The NCAA, the Supreme Court, a Duck, and a Bicycle”, in The Wall Street Journal

Origin of doomsdayism

From doomsday + -ism.

Questions about doomsdayism

What does doomsdayism mean?
Doomsdayism means prediction of impending universal destruction or calamity.
What part of speech is doomsdayism?
Doomsdayism is a noun.

Words near doomsdayism in the dictionary

  1. doomsday rule
  2. doomsday weapon
  3. doomsday weapons
  4. doomsdayer
  5. doomsdayers
  6. doomsdayism
  7. doomsdays
  8. doomsman
  9. doomsmen
  10. doomsome
  11. doomstead

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