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abaddon

/əˈbæ.dn̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.28 in modern English

Syllables
A-bad-don
IPA
/əˈbæ.dn̩/
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon;

name

Hell; the bottomless pit; a place of destruction.

noun

An informer; a criminal who informs on other criminals to the authorities.

Archaic; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English Abadon, Abbadon, Labadon, Laabadon, from Late Latin Abaddōn, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓βᾰδδών (Ăbăddṓn), from Biblical Hebrew אֲבַדּוֹן (ʔăḇaddōn, “destruction; ruin”), from אבד (ʾāḇaḏ, “to be lost, to perish”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: Abadon, Abbadon, Labadon, Laabadon, Abaddōn, Ᾰ̓βᾰδδών, אֲבַדּוֹן, -, Ἀβαδδών

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əˈbæ.dn̩/
  • British English: /æbədɒːn/

Usage

Inflected Forms

Abaddan (alternative) Abadon (alternative) abaddons (plural)

Derived Forms

abaddon

Synonyms

grass nark stool pigeon informant

Questions

How do you pronounce abaddon?
The recorded pronunciation is /əˈbæ.dn̩/.
What does abaddon mean?
The destroyer, or angel of the bottomless pit; Apollyon;
Where does abaddon come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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