apocalyptic

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities
US /əˌpɑkəˈlɪptɪk/ UK /əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪk/
adj

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    foretelling or resembling a momentous, catastrophic end

    The smoke-darkened sky had an apocalyptic gloom.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · foretelling or resembling a... cataclysmiccatastrophicdisastrouspropheticcalamitous
Word family
Forms apocalyptically
Derived forms apocalypticallyapocalypticism
Related forms apocalypse

Etymology

From Greek apokalyptikos, from apokalyptein ('to uncover, reveal'), from apo- ('off, away') + kalyptein ('to cover').

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