a‧poc‧a‧lypse /əˈpɒkəlɪps $ əˈpɑː-/
noun [countable][
Date: 1200-1300;
Language: Late Latin;
Origin: apocalypsis, from Greek, from apokalyptein 'to uncover', from apo- 'away from, off' + kalyptein 'to cover']
1. the apocalypse the destruction and end of the world:
anti-nuclear protesters who fear the apocalypse2. a situation in which a lot of people die or suffer, and a lot of damage is done:
A lot of investors now fear a stock market apocalypse. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲