Etymology

Pharmageddon

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Today it means: A dystopian scenario wherein medicine and the pharmaceuticals industry have a net detrimental effect on human health and medical progress does more harm than good. Full definition →

English Armageddon ← Middle English Hermagedon ← Old English Ermagedon
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  1. Englishpharmaceutical
  2. Hebrewהַר
  3. Hebrewמְגִידּוֹ
  4. Hebrewהַר מְגִדּוֹ
  5. Ancient GreekἉρμαγεδών (Harmagedṓn)
  6. Late LatinHarmagedōn
  7. Old EnglishErmagedon
  8. Middle EnglishHermagedon
  9. EnglishArmageddon
  10. English todayPharmageddon

Blend of pharmaceutical + Armageddon.

First known use, by meaning

  • from late 1990s A dystopian scenario wherein medicine and the pharmaceuticals industry have a net detrimental effect on human health and medical progress does more harm than good.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.