adj
apocalyptic
uh-PO-kuh-lihp-tihk
adj
1
Describing or resembling total, world-ending disaster.
"The wildfire left an apocalyptic landscape of ash and ruin."
"Critics called the report's tone needlessly apocalyptic."
How to Use Apocalyptic
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishDescribing a scene, mood, or prediction of catastrophic, civilization-ending scale.
Common pairings
apocalyptic vision
apocalyptic scenario
apocalyptic tone
Word Forms
apocalyptics plural
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Etymology
From Greek apokalyptikos, "revelatory," related to apocalypse.