post-apocalyptic

Meaning

1. adjective Occurring after an apocalypse or catastrophic event.
2. adjective Of or pertaining to a fiction genre dealing with the collapse of society.

   Stephen King is an author of post-apocalyptic fiction.

Similar words

postapocalyptic preapocalyptic peri-apocalyptic postnuclear postcataclysmic postcivilization postcatastrophic post-punk apocalyptic post-world war ii