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apocalyptic
CEFRC1
/əˈpɒ.kə.lɪp.tɪk/
adjective
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adjective
Describing a disastrous event causing widespread destruction or the world's end.
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adjective
Extra detailPortending a future apocalypse (disaster, devastation, or doom).
Examples
He described the current situation as apocalyptic.
Outside the mainstream of orthodox Judaism, the apocalyptic books were more successful with certain movements.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
- Senses
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- Parts of speech
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- Citations
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- Synonyms
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Deep Dive
adjective
Extra meaningsOf or relating to an apocalypse:
Revelatory; prophetic.
Catastrophic; disastrous.
More examples
In contextHe was apocalyptically furious.
Let him go and make, and burn, a pile or two [of bricks] with his own hands; he will thereby receive apocalyptic visions of a nature novel to his soul.
From beginning to end, and throughout, the Gospel makes such frequent use of apocalyptic motifs and the apocalyptic viewpoint that it deserves to be called the apocalyptic Gospel."
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Origin
adjective
Borrowed from Latin apocalypticus, from Ancient Greek ἀποκαλυπτικός (apokaluptikós, “revelatory”), from ἀποκάλυψις (apokálupsis, “revelation”), from ἀποκαλύπτω (apokalúptō, “to reveal, uncover”).