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apocalyptic
[ uh-pok-uh-lip-tik ]
adjective
- of or like an apocalypse; affording a revelation or prophecy.
- pertaining to the Apocalypse or biblical book of Revelation.
- predicting or presaging imminent disaster and total or universal destruction:
the apocalyptic vision of some contemporary writers.
Other Words From
- a·poca·lypti·cal·ly adverb
- posta·poca·lyptic adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of apocalyptic1
Example Sentences
There’s also, per the title, a prophecy, a deathbed vision by Valya’s predecessor of an apocalyptic “red dust” storm that will wipe out … something.
Some cast the election in an apocalyptic light and likened Trump to a Biblical figure.
Last weekend a number of UN officials warned the situation in northern Gaza was “apocalyptic”.
Last weekend, 15 senior UN figures said conditions in the north were “apocalyptic”, with the entire population “at risk of death from starvation, disease and violence”.
The group's ideology is characterised by "racist, anti-Semitic and partially apocalyptic ideas", prosecutors said.
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