megadeath

mega·death
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UK/ˈmɛɡədɛθ/US/ˈmɛɡəˌdɛθ/

noun

One million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to nuclear warfare.

Similar
megacorpse
RareFirst used mid 20th c.Scrabble 16
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Meanings

nounmegadeath (plural megadeaths)

plural megadeaths

  1. One million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to nuclear warfare.First known use mid 20th c.

    Synonyms: megacorpse

  2. broadlyThe deaths of a very large number of people; a massacre, a slaughter.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to nuclear warfare.

Similar
megacorpse

Origin

PIE word *méǵh₂s From mega- (prefix meaning ‘one million; very large, great’) + death.

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Translations

Catalan megamort
  • megamortone million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to nuclear warfare
Dutch megadode
  • megadodeone million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to nuclear warfare
Finnish miljoona kuollutta
  • miljoona kuolluttaone million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to nuclear warfare
German Megatote
  • Megatoteone million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to nuclear warfare
Portuguese megamorte
  • megamorteone million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to nuclear warfare
Russian мегасмерть
  • мегасмерть (megasmertʹ)one million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to nuclear warfare
Spanish megamuerte
  • megamuerteone million deaths, especially as a unit of measure for estimating deaths due to nuclear warfare
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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