apocalyptic
adj. B2 Upper Intermediate US //əˌpɑkəˈɫɪptɪk// UK //ɐpˌɒkɐlˈɪptɪk// apoc·a·lyp·tic
adj. relating to the end of the world or a time of great disaster. You use it to describe something that feels like the final, most serious event.
adj. relating to the end of the world or a period of extreme catastrophe. Often used metaphorically to describe severe crises.
The news felt apocalyptic to everyone.
The apocalyptic storm destroyed the entire coastal town.
The film's apocalyptic landscape, stripped of all vegetation and life, served as a stark warning about unchecked industrial pollution.
Borrowed from Latin apocalypticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός (apokaluptikós, “revelatory”), from ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”), from ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō, “I reveal, uncover”).