Yahoo Web Search

Search results

1. Dictionary

   cat·a·clysm

   /ˈkadəˌklizəm/

   noun

   • 1. a large-scale and violent event in the natural world: "the cataclysm at the end of the Cretaceous Period"
   • ▪ a sudden violent upheaval, especially in a political or social context: "the cataclysm of the First World War"

   Word Origin early 17th century (originally denoting the biblical Flood described in Genesis): from French cataclysme, via Latin from Greek kataklusmos ‘deluge’, from kata- ‘down’ + kluzein ‘to wash’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. cataclysmal adjective

   Scrabble Points: 18

   • C

     3

   • A

     1

   • T

     1

   • A

     1

   • C

     3

   • L

     1

   • Y

     4

   • S

     1

   • M

     3

   Powered by Oxford Dictionaries

   More definitions, origin and scrabble points

2. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryCATACLYSM - All you need to know about it | Collins English...

   www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   A cataclysm is an event that causes great change or harm. [formal] [...] More. Synonyms of 'cataclysm' • disaster, collapse, catastrophe, upheaval [...] More. Examples of 'cataclysm' in a sentence. These examples have been automatically selected and may contain sensitive content that does not reflect the opinions or policies of Collins. Read more.

3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishCATACLYSMIC definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

   www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › english

   • Cached

   adjective. A cataclysmic event is one that changes a situation or society very greatly, especially in an unpleasant way. [formal] ...the cataclysmic events that were destroying his faith in humanity. Few had expected that change to be as cataclysmic as it turned out to be.

4. www.audioenglish.org › z › cataclysmWhat does cataclysm mean? definition, meaning and audio...

   www.audioenglish.org › z › cataclysm

   • Cached

   Dictionary entry overview: What does cataclysm mean? • CATACLYSM (noun) The noun CATACLYSM has 2 senses: 1. a sudden violent change in the earth's surface. 2. an event resulting in great loss and misfortune Familiarity information: CATACLYSM used as a noun is rare.

5. www.oed.com › dictionary › cataclysmic_adjcataclysmic, adj. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

   www.oed.com › dictionary › cataclysmic_adj

   • Cached

   The earliest known use of the adjective cataclysmic is in the 1850s. OED's earliest evidence for cataclysmic is from 1851, in the writing of Charles Kingsley, novelist, Church of England clergyman, and controversialist. is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: cataclysm n., ‑ic suffix.

6. www.indifferentlanguages.com › words › cataclysmCataclysm Meaning and Definition - Indifferent Languages

   www.indifferentlanguages.com › words › cataclysm

   • Cached

   Explore what cataclysm truly means and discover its profound significance in the human experience. What does cataclysm mean to you? Cataclysm typically refers to a large-scale and violent event or disaster that causes sudden and dramatic changes to the environment or society.

7. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySynonyms of CATACLYSM | Collins American English Thesaurus

   www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionary

   • Cached

   Synonyms for CATACLYSM: disaster, collapse, catastrophe, upheaval, debacle, devastation, calamity, disaster, tragedy, ruin, …

8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › cataclysmuscataclysmus - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

   en.wiktionary.org › wiki › cataclysmus

   • Cached

   Aug 4, 2019 · cataclysmus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887) Categories: Latin terms borrowed from Ancient Greek.