GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG


Meaning of GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌgə(r)-tər-ˈde-mə-ˌru̇ŋ, -ˈda- ]

noun

Etymology: German, literally, twilight of the gods, from Götter (plural of Gott god) + Dämmerung twilight

Date: 1909

: a collapse (as of a society or regime) marked by catastrophic violence and disorder ; broadly : downfall

the Götterdämmerung of Communism

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.