Pronunciation: ˌ g ə (r)-t ə r- ' de-m ə - ˌ ru ̇ ŋ , - ' da-
Function: noun
Etymology: G, literally, twilight of the gods, from Götter (pl. of Gott god) + Dämmerung twilight
Date: 1909
: a collapse (as of a society or regime) marked by catastrophic violence and disorder broadly : DOWNFALL <the Gotterdammerung of Communism>