"Pharmageddon" meaning in English

See Pharmageddon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˌfɑːməˈɡɛdə̆n/ [Received-Pronunciation]
Etymology: Etymology tree English pharmaceutical Middle English Hermagedon English Armageddon blend English Pharmageddon Blend of pharmaceutical + Armageddon. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:blend|pharmaceutical|Armageddon|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English pharmaceutical Middle English Hermagedon English Armageddon blend English Pharmageddon [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Armageddon", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "Blend of", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "blend" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "Pharmageddon", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="Pharmageddon"> Blend of pharmaceutical + Armageddon. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Pharmageddon
  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. Translations (dystopian scenario wherein medicine and the pharmaceuticals industry have a net detrimental effect): Pharmageddon (Danish)
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":blend",
        "3": "pharmaceutical",
        "4": "Armageddon",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nEnglish pharmaceutical\nMiddle English Hermagedon\nEnglish Armageddon\nblend\nEnglish Pharmageddon\n[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"Armageddon\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Blend of\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"blend\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"Pharmageddon\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"Pharmageddon\">\nBlend of pharmaceutical + Armageddon.",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nEnglish pharmaceutical\nMiddle English Hermagedon\nEnglish Armageddon\nblend\nEnglish Pharmageddon\nBlend of pharmaceutical + Armageddon.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Pharmageddon",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "attestations": [
        {
          "date": "from late 1990s",
          "references": []
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English blends",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries referencing missing etymons",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology texts",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Entries with translation boxes",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using etymon with no ID",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymology trees",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with etymon",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Danish translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "id": "en-Pharmageddon-en-name-4P2GE2Sn",
      "links": [
        [
          "dystopian",
          "dystopian"
        ],
        [
          "scenario",
          "scenario"
        ],
        [
          "net",
          "net"
        ],
        [
          "detrimental",
          "detrimental"
        ]
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "lang_code": "da",
          "sense": "dystopian scenario wherein medicine and the pharmaceuticals industry have a net detrimental effect",
          "word": "Pharmageddon"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌfɑːməˈɡɛdə̆n/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "Pharmageddon"
}
{
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": ":blend",
        "3": "pharmaceutical",
        "4": "Armageddon",
        "text": "+",
        "tree": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Etymology tree\nEnglish pharmaceutical\nMiddle English Hermagedon\nEnglish Armageddon\nblend\nEnglish Pharmageddon\n[Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from\", \"keyword\" : \"inherited\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"Armageddon\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" } ], \"keyword_label\" : \"Blend of\", \"is_group\" : true, \"keyword\" : \"blend\" } ], \"lang_name\" : \"English\", \"term\" : \"Pharmageddon\", \"status\" : \"ok\", \"lang\" : \"en\" }\" data-lang=\"en\" data-title=\"Pharmageddon\">\nBlend of pharmaceutical + Armageddon.",
      "name": "etymon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Etymology tree\nEnglish pharmaceutical\nMiddle English Hermagedon\nEnglish Armageddon\nblend\nEnglish Pharmageddon\nBlend of pharmaceutical + Armageddon.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "Pharmageddon",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "attestations": [
        {
          "date": "from late 1990s",
          "references": []
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English blends",
        "English compound terms",
        "English entries referencing missing etymons",
        "English entries with etymology texts",
        "English entries with etymology trees",
        "English entries with etymon",
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English lemmas",
        "English proper nouns",
        "English uncountable nouns",
        "Entries with translation boxes",
        "Pages using etymon with no ID",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Pages with etymology trees",
        "Pages with etymon",
        "Terms with Danish translations"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "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."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dystopian",
          "dystopian"
        ],
        [
          "scenario",
          "scenario"
        ],
        [
          "net",
          "net"
        ],
        [
          "detrimental",
          "detrimental"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌfɑːməˈɡɛdə̆n/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "dystopian scenario wherein medicine and the pharmaceuticals industry have a net detrimental effect",
      "word": "Pharmageddon"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Pharmageddon"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Pharmageddon meaning in English (2.2kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-09-09 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (ccec6f1 and 4deed51). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.