Word.ws English Dictionary

spermageddon

UK/ˌspɜː(ɹ).məˈɡɛ.dn̩/US/ˌspɜːɹməˈɡɛ.dn̩/

spermageddon is the alternative letter-case form of Spermageddon.

Proper noun capitalized: Spermageddon

Spermageddon

  1. (neologism) The (disputed) phenomenon of human sperm count decreasing over time, potentially leading to human extinction.
    • Are the stats misleading, or have we been distracted by fears of overpopulation, when in fact spermageddon – a fertility time bomb – has been sneaking up on us all along?2018 January 27, India Sturgis, “Spermageddon: Why the human race could be infertile in 50 years”, in The Daily Telegraph, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2022
    • Inevitably, there were headlines about "Spermageddon" and the risk that humans would disappear, but then we moved on to chase other shiny objects.[2021 February 20, Nicholas Kristof, “Opinion | What Are Sperm Telling Us?”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 11 Oct 2022

Forms of spermageddon

alternative formspermageddon

Origin of spermageddon

Blend of sperm + Armageddon; coined in response to a controversial 2017 study which claimed that average human sperm count decreased by 52% between 1973 and 2011.

Words that rhyme with spermageddon

Questions about spermageddon

What does spermageddon mean?
Spermageddon means the (disputed) phenomenon of human sperm count decreasing over time, potentially leading to human extinction.
What is spermageddon the alternative letter-case form of?
Spermageddon is the alternative letter-case form of Spermageddon.
What part of speech is spermageddon?
Spermageddon is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce spermageddon?
Spermageddon is pronounced /ˌspɜː(ɹ).məˈɡɛ.dn̩/ (UK).

Words near spermageddon in the dictionary

  1. spermadhesin
  2. spermadhesins
  3. spermadine
  4. spermaduct
  5. spermaducts
  6. spermageddon
  7. spermagglutinate
  8. spermagglutinating
  9. spermagglutination
  10. spermagone
  11. spermagones

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: spermageddon (page history and authors); Spermageddon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

Last updated:

Cite this entry: “spermageddon.” Word.ws, https://word.ws/spermageddon. Based on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.