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götterdämmerung
or Göt·ter·däm·mer·ung (gŏtˌər-dămˈə-rŭngˌ, gœtˌər-dĕmˈə-ro͝ongˌ)
noun A turbulent ending of a regime or an institution: “The nation had been flirting with forms of götterdämmerung, with extremes of vocabulary and behavior and an appetite for violent resolution” (Lance Morrow).