No one listened to her apocalyptic predictions. a less apocalyptic view of the future the apocalyptic destruction of the world
Recent Examples on the WebOriginally meant to release pre-breakup as a concept album based on a short story written by singer Ben Jorgensen, The Rain Museum takes place in a post-apocalyptic desert world where there’s no more weather. Josh Chesler, SPIN, 9 Sep. 2022 The whole of it is like stepping into a time machine that goes in both directions at once: to the not-so-distant past of analog America and to a post-apocalyptic, post-human world that seems to reside in the collective unconscious. Howard Fishman, Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2022 Images published by local news and shared on social media captured scenes reminiscent of an apocalyptic movie. Dasl Yoon, WSJ, 9 Aug. 2022 That 2015 post-apocalyptic action movie debuted out of competition shortly before opening in theaters and grossing $374 million worldwide. Zack Sharf, Variety, 20 May 2022 Keira Knightley stars in this apocalyptic movie where a gathering of friends at Christmas could be their very last. Rodney Ho, ajc, 24 Nov. 2021 Waking up to the news everyday feels a bit like living in a post-apocalyptic, science fiction movie. Bethany Cosentino, Billboard, 1 Sep. 2021 Second, because post-apocalyptic weather conditions and yet another violent mutant horde are sending us scurrying to safer ground. Al Mullen, The New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2022 The two had a fight to the death at a power station, where both died in an apocalyptic blast. Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 25 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
borrowed from New Latin apocalypticus, derivative of apocalypsisapocalypse, by analogy with pairs such as ellīpsisellipsis : ellīpticuselliptic