Translation

破滅的な / 終末的な / 大災害のような

Meaning

Apocalyptic means like the end of the world or an enormous disaster. It can describe real devastation, but it is also used for dramatic exaggeration.

Examples

• 山火事の後の景色は終末的でした。
  The landscape after the wildfire looked apocalyptic.
• その評論家は不況について破滅的な口調で書きました。
  The critic wrote in apocalyptic terms about the recession.