a ‧ poc ‧ a ‧ lyp ‧ tic /əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪk◂ $ əˌpɑː-/ BrE AmE adjective
1 . warning people about terrible events that will happen in the future:
The novel presents us with an apocalyptic vision of the future.
2 . connected with the final destruction and end of the world, or with any great destruction:
Before them was an apocalyptic landscape of burnt villages and bomb craters.