apocalyptic

adjective

apoc·a·lyp·tic | \ ə-ˌpä-kə-ˈlip-tik

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variants: or less commonly apocalyptical \ -ti-kəl

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Definition of apocalyptic

1 : of, relating to, or resembling an apocalypse apocalyptic events

2 : forecasting the ultimate destiny of the world : prophetic apocalyptic warnings

3 : foreboding imminent disaster or final doom : terrible apocalyptic signs of the coming end-times

4 : wildly unrestrained : grandiose

5 : ultimately decisive : climactic an apocalyptic battle

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No one listened to her apocalyptic predictions. a less apocalyptic view of the future the apocalyptic destruction of the world

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apocalyptic

adjective

English Language Learners Definition of apocalyptic

: of, relating to, or involving terrible violence and destruction

: of or relating to the end of the world

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