post-apocalyptic
post-apocalyptic adjective: occurring after an apocalypse or catastrophic event.
Adjective
post-apocalyptic (comparative more post-apocalyptic, superlative most post-apocalyptic)
- 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
- Of or pertaining to a fiction genre dealing with the collapse of society.
- Stephen King is an author of post-apocalyptic fiction.
post-apocalyptic meaning in Tamil
post-apocalyptic in Tamil
- உலகழிவுக்குப் பிந்தைய, ஊழிக்குப்பின்
Forms of post-apocalyptic
| comparative | more post-apocalyptic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most post-apocalyptic |
| alternative form | postapocalyptic |
Origin of post-apocalyptic
From post- + apocalyptic.
Questions about post-apocalyptic
- What does post-apocalyptic mean?
- Post-apocalyptic means occurring after an apocalypse or catastrophic event.
- What is post-apocalyptic in Tamil?
- Post-apocalyptic in Tamil is உலகழிவுக்குப் பிந்தைய, ஊழிக்குப்பின். See Post-apocalyptic meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is post-apocalyptic?
- Post-apocalyptic is an adjective.
Words near post-apocalyptic in the dictionary
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