apoc·a·lypse

apoc·a·lypse
/əˈpɑːkəˌlıps/ noun [singular]
: a great disaster : a sudden and very bad event that causes much fear, loss, or destruction

His book tells of an environmental apocalypse.

fears of a nuclear apocalypse [=a disaster caused by nuclear weapons]

: the end or destruction of the world especially as described in the Christian Bible

Some people believed the apocalypse would happen in the year 2000.

waiting for the apocalypse


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  • lypse — apoc·a·lypse; …   English syllables

  • apoc — apoc·a·lypse; apoc·a·lyp·ti·cism; apoc·a·lyp·tist; apoc·o·pate; apoc·o·pe; apoc·ri·ta; apoc·ry·pha; apoc·ry·phal; apoc·ry·phal·ly; apoc·ry·phon; apoc·y·na·ce·ae; apoc·y·nin; apoc·y·num; apoc·a·lyp·tic; apoc·a·lyp·ti·cal; apoc·a·lyp·ti·cal·ly;… …   English syllables

  • apocalypse — apoc·a·lypse …   English syllables

  • a — acar·a·pis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·a·sis; ac·a·ri·na; ac·a·ri·nar·i·um; ac·a·rine; ac·a·ri·nol·o·gy; ac·a·ri·no·sis; ac·a·ro·ce·cid·i·um; ac·a·roid; ac·a·rol·o·gist; ac·a·rol·o·gy; ac·a·ro·pho·bia; ac·a·rus; acat·a·lep·sy; acat·a·lex·is;… …   English syllables

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