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- Dictionarycat·a·clysm/ˈkadəˌklizəm/
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- 1. a large-scale and violent event in the natural world: "the cataclysm at the end of the Cretaceous Period"
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noun. cat· a· clysm ˈka-tə-ˌkli-zəm. Synonyms of cataclysm. 1. : flood, deluge. 2. : catastrophe sense 3a. 3. : a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition. broadly : an event that brings great changes. an international economic cataclysm. cataclysmal. ˌka-tə-ˈkliz-məl. adjective. or cataclysmic. ˌka-tə-ˈkliz-mik.
CATACLYSM definition: 1. an event that causes a lot of destruction, or a sudden, violent change 2. an event that causes a…. Learn more.
Cataclysm definition: any violent upheaval, especially one of a social or political nature.. See examples of CATACLYSM used in a sentence.
The hurricane battered the coast, causing the city to flood, and tens of thousands of people were stranded without food or water. When an event causes great suffering, we call it a cataclysm. Cataclysm comes from the Greek word kataklysmos, which means "a deluge or flood."
CATACLYSM meaning: 1. an event that causes a lot of destruction, or a sudden, violent change 2. an event that causes a…. Learn more.
noun. /ˈkætəklɪzəm/ (formal) a sudden disaster or a violent event that causes change, for example a flood or a war. to survive the cataclysm of the Black Death. Topics The environment c2. Word Origin. Take your English to the next level. The Oxford Learner’s Thesaurus explains the difference between groups of similar words.
n. 1. A violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a fundamental change. 2. A violent and sudden change in the earth's crust. 3. A devastating flood. [French cataclysme, from Latin cataclysmos, deluge, from Greek kataklusmos, from katakluzein, to inundate : kata-, intensive pref.; see cata- + kluzein, to wash away.]
