Definition of postapocalyptic
: existing or occurring after a catastrophically destructive disaster or apocalypse
- In a postapocalyptic world where nature has become just as violent as humanity …
- —Gretchen Crowley
- postapocalyptic films [=films that are set in a postapocalyptic world]
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postapocalypse
play \ˌpōst-ə-ˈpä-kə-ˌlips\ noun-
- The postapocalypse has been trendy for a while, but of late, there seems to be a spate of tales of the end times, and we eat them up.
- —Molly Eichel
