apocalypse UK /əˈpɒkəlɪps/US /əˈpɑkəlɪps/noun 4verb 3forms 3 noun4 •A huge disaster; a cataclysmic event; destruction or ruin of large scope and scale.A nuclear apocalypse would have been possible if tensions went out of control during the Cuban Missile Crisis. •The unveiling of events prophesied in the Revelation; the second coming and the end of life on Earth; global destruction. •A revealing, especially a prophecy of, or the unfolding of, supernatural events.The early development of Perl 6 was punctuated by a series of apocalypses by Larry Wall. •The Book of Revelation. verb3 •To reveal.We chewed breaded blasphemy in our pews, / Then gulped Welch’s grape juice, bile, and venom, / While alabaster Christ carped like a cop, / His lips apocalypsing our asses. — 2001 •(informal, rare) To bring about (a huge disaster).“Robots still win,” I said. “What about if the robots don’t start…apocalypsing, until after half of humanity is turned?” “Robots still win,” I said, “easy.” — 2019 •(informal, rare) To dwell on a huge disaster one expects to take place. formsapocalypsed · apocalypsing · apocalypses