Pharmageddon

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UK/ˌfɑːməˈɡɛdə̆n/

proper noun

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.

OriginEnglish Armageddon ← Middle English Hermagedon ← Old English Ermagedon →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. 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.First known use late 1990s

Origin

  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. EnglishPharmageddon

Blend of pharmaceutical + Armageddon.

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Translations

Danish Pharmageddon
  • Pharmageddondystopian scenario wherein medicine and the pharmaceuticals industry have a net detrimental effect
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APA

Pharmageddon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pharmageddon

MLA

“Pharmageddon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pharmageddon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Pharmageddon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Pharmageddon.

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