Götterdämmerung

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Götterdämmerung

/ˌɡɒtəˈdæməɹʊŋ/ UK
/ˌɡɑtɚˈdæmɚ.ʊŋ/ US
[ˌɡɑɾɚˈdɛə̯mɚ.ʊŋ] US

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Borrowed from German Götterdämmerung (“twilight of the gods”), which see.

noun Götterdämmerungs

Norse The myth of the destruction of the gods in a final battle with the forces of evil; Ragnarök.
broadly Any cataclysmic downfall or momentous, apocalyptic event, especially of a regime or an institution. To me a nasturtium by the river brink is more than a simple flower. It is a broader, grander, more magnificent, more stupendous symbol. It may mean anything, everything—such as sunsets and conflagrations and Götterdämmerungs!

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"Götterdämmerung." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/g%C3%B6tterd%C3%A4mmerung. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Götterdämmerung. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/g%C3%B6tterd%C3%A4mmerung

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"Götterdämmerung." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/g%C3%B6tterd%C3%A4mmerung.

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@misc{go_tterda_mmerung_2026,
  title = {Götterdämmerung},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/g%C3%B6tterd%C3%A4mmerung},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}