apocalypse
noun /əˈpɒk.ə.lɪps/
/-ˈpɑː.kə-/ Definition
› [S or U] a very serious event resulting in great destruction and change: The book offers a vision of the future in which there is a great nuclear apocalypse.Destroying and demolishingDamaging and spoiling the Apocalypse [S] › in the Bible, the total destruction and end of the worldThe Bible - people, events and places
(Definition of apocalypse noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- annihilate verb
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast verb (EXPLODE)
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- blow, bomb, wipe, etc. sth off the map idiom
- destroyer noun
- dynamite verb
- extirpate verb
- fall in phrasal verb (ROOF)
- kill sth off phrasal verb
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
- oblivion noun (NO MEMORY)
- sack noun (STEAL)
- sack verb (STEAL)
- scar noun
- self-destruct verb
- smash sth up phrasal verb
- stave sth in phrasal verb
- wreck verb
- zap verb (DESTROY)
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