WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO?

Meaning of WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO? in English

used to express disapproval, surprise or shock, especially at changes in people's attitudes or behaviour :

When I listen to the news these days, I sometimes wonder what the world is coming to.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005

WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO? — how much has society deteriorated?, what level of baseness have we arrived at?
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WORLD — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Disney World and Disneyland World Court The World New World monkey Old World monkey …
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WORLD — I. ˈwərld, esp before pause or consonant -rəld; ˈwə̄ld noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English weorld, world, from Old …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WHAT — I. (|)(h)wä]t, (|)(h)wə] also (|)(h)wȯ]; usu ]d.+V pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
COMING — I. noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from the gerund of comen to come : an act or instance …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WORLD — (n.) In a more restricted sense, that part of the earth and its concerns which is known to any one, …
Английский словарь Webster
COMING — (n.) Approach; advent; manifestation; as, the coming of the train.
Английский словарь Webster
COMING — (a.) Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next; as, the coming week or year; the coming exhibition.
Английский словарь Webster
COMING — ( n. ) Approach; advent; manifestation; as, the coming of the train.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
COMING — ( a. ) Approaching; of the future, especially the near future; the next; as, the coming week or year; the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WORLD — /werrld/ , n. 1. the earth or globe, considered as a planet. 2. ( often cap. ) a particular division …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WHAT — /hwut, hwot, wut, wot/ ; unstressed /hweuht, weuht/ , pron. 1. (used interrogatively as a request for specific information): What …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
COMING — /kum"ing/ , n. 1. approach; arrival; advent: His coming here was a mistake. adj. 2. following or impending; next; approaching: …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WORLD — I. ˈwər(-ə)ld noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English woruld human existence, this world, age (akin to Old High German …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WHAT — I. ˈhwät, ˈhwət, ˈwät, ˈwət pronoun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hwæt, neuter of hwā who — more at …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
COMING — I. ˈkə-miŋ noun Date: 13th century : an act or instance of arriving II. adjective Date: 15th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WORLD — noun as an emblem of immensity, a great multitude or quantity; a large number. 2. world ·noun the inhabitants of …
Webster English vocab
WHAT — noun something; thing; stuff. 2. what (·pron, ·adj, ·adv) as a relative pronoun. 3. what (interrogative ·adv) why? for what …
Webster English vocab
COMING — adj ready to come; complaisant; fond. 2. coming ·noun specifically: the second advent of christ. 3. coming ·p.pr. & ·vb.n. …
Webster English vocab
WORLD — [world] n [ME, fr. OE woruld human existence, this world, age (akin to OHG weralt age, world); akin to OE …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WHAT — [what] pron [ME, fr. OE hwaet, neut. of hwa who--more at who] (bef. 12c) 1 a (1)--used as an interrogative …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
COMING — [com.ing] n (13c): an act or instance of arriving [2]coming adj (15c) 1: immediately due in sequence or development "in …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WORLD — world BrE AmE wɜːld AmE wɝːld ▷ worlds wɜːldz AmE wɝːldz ▶ ˌ World ˈ Bank BrE AmE ▶ ˌ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
COMING — coming BrE AmE ˈkʌm ɪŋ ▷ coming|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WORLD — / wɜːld; NAmE wɜːrld/ noun THE EARTH / ITS PEOPLE 1. the world [ sing. ] the earth, with all …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT — / wɒt; NAmE wɑːt; wʌt/ pronoun , determiner 1. used in questions to ask for particular information about sb/sth : …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMING — / ˈkʌmɪŋ; NAmE / noun , adjective ■ noun [ sing. ] the ~ of sth the time when sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WORLD — I. world 1 S1 W1 /wɜːld $ wɜːrld/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ world , ↑ …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WHAT — what S1 W1 /wɒt $ wɑːt, wʌt/ BrE AmE pronoun , determiner , predeterminer [ Language: Old English ; Origin: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
COMING — I. com ‧ ing 1 /ˈkʌmɪŋ/ BrE AmE noun 1 . the coming of something/somebody the time when something new …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WORLD — n. 1 a the earth, or a planetary body like it. b its countries and their inhabitants. c all people; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. --interrog.adj. 1 asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
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COMING — adj. & n. --attrib.adj. 1 approaching, next (in the coming week; this coming Sunday). 2 of potential importance (a coming …
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WORLD — n. 1 a the earth, or a planetary body like it. b its countries and their inhabitants. c all people; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. interrog.adj. 1 asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
COMING — adj. & n. attrib.adj. 1 approaching, next (in the coming week; this coming Sunday). 2 of potential importance (a coming …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WORLD — n.1 a the earth, or a planetary body like it. b its countries and their inhabitants. c all people; the …
Oxford English vocab
WHAT — adj., pron., & adv. --interrog.adj. 1. asking for a choice from an indefinite number or for a statement of amount, …
Oxford English vocab
COMING — adj. & n. --attrib.adj. 1. approaching, next (in the coming week; this coming Sunday). 2 of potential importance (a coming …
Oxford English vocab
WORLD — ( worlds) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. The world is the …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT — Usually pronounced /(h)wɒt/ for meanings 2, 4 and 5. Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
COMING — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. A coming event or time is an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WHAT — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use ~ in questions when …
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
IS — COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a baby is born ▪ Let me know as soon as the baby is born. a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COMING — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES coming along...nicely (= it is growing well ) ▪ The garden’s coming along very …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
COMING — [adjective] [before noun]We look forward to greater success in the coming year (= the year that follows from today).I'll be …
Cambridge English vocab
WORLD — n. Disney World and Disneyland Industrial Workers of the World World Court The World New World monkey Old World monkey …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
COMING — Synonyms and related words : about to be, access, accession, accomplishment, achievement, advance, advancing, advent, afflux, affluxion, already in sight, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORLD — See: COME UP IN THE WORLD or RISE IN THE WORLD, DEAD TO THE WORLD, FOR ALL THE WORLD, IN …
Slang English vocab
COMING — n. coming in up and coming comings in
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
WORLD — noun 1 the earth/its people ADJECTIVE ▪ known ▪ a medieval map of the known ~ ▪ entire , whole …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WORLD — See ↑ AREA 9, ↑ WORLD 2 ◆◆◆ • ↑ all over the world • ↑ be (sitting) on top …
Longman Activator English vocab
WORLD — INDEX: 1. the world 2. things that affect or happen everywhere in the world RELATED WORDS an area of the …
Longman Activator English vocab
COMING — • ↑ had it coming • ↑ have it coming • ↑ see sth coming • ↑ the coming of
Longman Activator English vocab
COMING — n. 25B6; adjective the coming election : FORTHCOMING, imminent, impending, approaching; future, expected, anticipated; close, at hand, in store, in …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WORLD — n. 1 earth, planet, sphere, globe, Terra; universe, cosmos, existence, creation, life Do you believe the world is round? Buckland …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
WORLD — {v. phr.} To gain great attention or popularity throughout the city, country, etc. * /Pavarotti's unmatched tenor voice swept the …
Словарь английских идиом
WORLD — noun 1 BAD : Nepal has one of the highest mountains in all over the world. GOOD : Nepal has …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WHAT — pronoun 1 BAD : A woman can do everything what a man can do. GOOD : A woman can do …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WORLD — 1. сущ. 1) мир, свет; вселенная around, round the world ≈ вокруг света to travel around the world ≈ путешествовать …
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