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Definition -mageddon in British English

-mageddon suffix

suffix
/məˈged(ə)n/

The suffix -mageddon is based on Armageddon, a battle that will destroy the world described in the Bible.

1

used to form nouns referring to a situation that is extremely and unusually bad, especially one that is exaggerated by the media. For example, a very bad traffic jam might be referred to as 'carmageddon'.

Example

During snowmageddon, our power was out for a week.

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Definition -mageddon in British English