apocalyptic
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apocalyptic
- /əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin apocalypticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός (apokaluptikós, “revelatory”), from ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”), from ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō, “to reveal, uncover”).
adjective
- Revelatory; prophetic. Let him go and make, and burn, a pile or two [of bricks] with his own hands; he will thereby receive apocalyptic visions of a nature novel to his soul.
- Catastrophic; disastrous. For the first time since the show began, a sense of utter loneliness overwhelmed me, a bitter despair at the uselessness of individual effort in this gigantic tragedy of apocalyptic destruction.
- Portending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom). Submissions on the part of gay teachers and students and organizations were countered by apocalyptic denunciations on the part of Bible-toting mothers and fathers expertly organized by the right.
- Catachresis for apoplectic. He was apocalyptically furious.
Opposite: nonapocalyptic
noun apocalyptics
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One who predicts apocalypse.
Similar: apocalypticist, doomsayer
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: apocalyptical, prophetic, prophetical, revelatory, doomful, doomsday, eschatological, end-time, world-ending, cataclysmic, catastrophic, disastrous, portentous, terminal, annihilatory, doom-laden
adjective
Opposite: nonapocalyptic
Translations
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adj of or relating to an apocalypse
| Español | apocalíptico |
|---|---|
| Português | apocalíptico, apocalítico |
| Français | apocalyptique |
| Deutsch | apokalyptisch |
| Ελληνικά | αποκαλυπτικός apokalyptikós |
| Română | apocaliptic |
| Русский | апокалипти́ческий apokaliptíčeskij |
adj relating to a revelation, revelatory, prophetic
| Deutsch | apokalyptisch |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | αποκαλυπτικός apokalyptikós |
adj relating to a disaster
| Português | apocalíptico, apocalítico |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | apokalyptisch |
| Ελληνικά | αποκαλυπτικός apokalyptikós |
adj portending a future disaster
| Português | apocalíptico, apocalítico |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | apokalyptisch |
noun one who predicts apocalypse
| Português | apocalipticista, apocaliptista |
|---|---|
| Français | apocalyptique |
| Deutsch | Apokalyptiker |
Talk about this word "apocalyptic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/apocalyptic. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. apocalyptic. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/apocalyptic "apocalyptic." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/apocalyptic.Cite this
@misc{apocalyptic_2026,
title = {apocalyptic},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/apocalyptic},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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