apocalypse

C2+ Topic:General Vocabulary

US /əˈpɑkəlɪps/ UK /əˈpɒkəlɪps/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a catastrophic event; a revelation of the end of the world

The film imagined an apocalypse of fire and silence.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a catastrophic event; a... cataclysm catastrophe revelation armageddon disaster

Word family

Derived forms apocalypticapocalypticism

Related forms apocalyptic

Etymology

From Greek apokalypsis ('uncovering, revelation'), from apokalyptein ('to uncover, reveal'), from apo- ('off, away') + kalyptein ('to cover, conceal').

apokálypsis Ancient Greek kalýptein Ancient Greek

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General Vocabulary

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# 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

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