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apocalypse (oh)



[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Late Latin; Origin: apocalypsis, from Greek, from apokalyptein 'to uncover', from apo- 'away from, off' + kalyptein 'to cover']
the apocalypse
the destruction and end of the world
::anti-nuclear protestors who fear the apocalypse
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.