apocalypsenoun
uk/əˈpɒk.ə.lɪps/us/əˈpɑː.kə.lɪps/[ 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.
the Apocalypse [ S ]
in the Bible, the total destruction and end of the world
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Destroying and demolishing
- annihilate
- be sacrificed on the altar of sth idiom
- blast
- blast/blow sb/sth to kingdom come idiom
- blow, bomb, wipe, etc. sth off the map idiom
- kill sth off
- kill the goose that lays the golden egg idiom
- knock
- knock sth down
- knock sth out
- sacrifice
- sink
- smash
- stave sth in
- take sb/sth out
- tear 1
- tear sth apart
- tear sth down
- teardown
- wipe
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