apocalypse C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary US /əˈpɑkəlɪps/ UK /əˈpɒkəlɪps/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a catastrophic event; a revelation of the end of the world The film imagined an apocalypse of fire and silence. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a catastrophic event; a... cataclysmcatastropherevelationarmageddondisaster Word family Derived forms apocalypticapocalypticism Related forms apocalyptic Etymology AI details From Greek apokalypsis ('uncovering, revelation'), from apokalyptein ('to uncover, reveal'), from apo- ('off, away') + kalyptein ('to cover, conceal'). apokálypsis Ancient Greek kalýptein Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics General Vocabulary External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # apocalypse **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /əˈpɑkəlɪps/ **IPA (UK):** /əˈpɒkəlɪps/ ## Meanings 1. a catastrophic event; a revelation of the end of the world ## Examples - The film imagined an apocalypse of fire and silence. ## Synonyms - cataclysm - catastrophe - revelation - armageddon - disaster ## Derived Forms - apocalyptic - apocalypticism ## Related Forms - apocalyptic ## Roots and Affixes - Root: apokálypsis - Root: kalýptein ## Etymology From Greek apokalypsis ('uncovering, revelation'), from apokalyptein ('to uncover, reveal'), from apo- ('off, away') + kalyptein ('to cover, conceal'). ## AI Etymology Apocalypse is from Greek apokalypsis ('uncovering, revelation'), from apokalyptein ('to uncover, reveal'), from apo- ('off, away') + kalyptein ('to cover, conceal'). Important recorded forms include apokálypsis (Ancient Greek) and kalýptein (Ancient Greek). Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers a catastrophic event; a revelation of the end of the world. The wider family includes derived forms such as apocalyptic and apocalypticism and related words such as apocalyptic. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown