post-apocalyptic en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English apocalyptic English post-apocalyptic From post- + apocalyptic.
Meanings
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Occurring after an apocalypse or catastrophic event.
Many of us feel the imminence of breakdown so acutely that we cope by entertaining ourselves with various versions of life in a post-apocalyptic bunker, streaming Apple’s Silo or Hulu’s Paradise.
2025 April 13, Naomi Klein, Astra Taylor, “The rise of end times fascism”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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Of or pertaining to a fiction genre dealing with the collapse of society.
Stephen King is an author of post-apocalyptic fiction.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| postapocalyptic | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more post-apocalyptic | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most post-apocalyptic | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Translations (9)
es postapocalíptico (Translations) · cmn 後末日 /后末日 (Translations) · pt pós-apocalíptico (Translations) · cmn 廢土風 /废土风 (Translations) · cmn 後世界末日 /后世界末日 (Translations) · sv postapokalyptisk (Translations) · cmn 末世風 /末世风 (Translations) · fr post-apocalyptique (Translations) · de postapokalyptisch (Translations)