undergång

under +‎ gång, like German Untergang

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undergång c

1. the end (usually of something larger, more complex, and more abstract, through being destroyed or the like); destruction, doom, ruin, etc., (of a society or the like) downfall

   världens undergång

   the end of the world

   mänsklighetens undergång

   the end of humanity

   en känsla av (nära) förestående undergång

   a feeling of impending doom

   Bara Nisse kan rädda oss från undergång

   Only Nisse can save us from destruction

   romarrikets undergång

   the fall of the Roman Empire ("romarrikets fall" appears to be more common – "undergång" sounds a bit more dramatic)

2. an underpass (a tunnel for pedestrians under a street or railway)

Something meeting its end, with a fairly dramatic-sounding word. Has many different possible translations depending on context.

• undergångsstämning (“a sense of doom (like something is about to be destroyed or the like)”)

• gå under

• undergång in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• undergång in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• undergång in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)