end of the world

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end of the world

noun ends of the world · end-of-the-world

  1. The death and destruction of life on Earth, especially human.

    Similar: end times

  2. The destruction of Earth.
  3. idiomatic Any change that seems catastrophic or devastating. You make it sound as though moving house is the end of the world.
  4. Synonym of ends of the earth (“a faraway place”)

    Similar: ends of the earth

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noun end of the world

Españolfin del mundo
한국어말세 malse, 세계의 끝 segye-ui kkeut
日本語世界の終り sekai no owari, 世界の果て, 末つ方 suetsukata
中文世界末日 shìjiè mòrì, 末日 mòrì
हिन्दीदुनिया का अंत duniyā kā ant, क़यामत qayāmat
Portuguêsfim do mundo
Françaisfin du monde
DeutschEnde der Welt, Weltende, Weltuntergang, Endzeit
Italianofine del mondo
Ελληνικάτέλος του κόσμου télos tou kósmou
Românăsfârșitul lumii
Русскийконе́ц све́та konéc svéta, коне́ц ми́ра konéc míra
Tiếng Việttận thế
العربيةنِهَايَةُ الْعَالَم nihāyatu l-ʕālam, الْقِيَامَة al-qiyāma, آخِرُ الزَّمَان ʔāḵiru z-zamān

noun any change that seems catastrophic or devastating

Españolfin del mundo
한국어말세 malse
Françaismort d'homme, fin du monde
DeutschWeltuntergang
Русскийконе́ц све́та konéc svéta

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@misc{end_of_the_world_2026,
  title = {end of the world},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/end%20of%20the%20world},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}