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noun
- 1. a large-scale and violent event in the natural world: "the cataclysm at the end of the Cretaceous Period"
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CATACLYSM definition: 1. an event that causes a lot of destruction, or a sudden, violent change 2. an event that causes a…. Learn more.
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.
When an event causes great suffering, we call it a cataclysm. Cataclysm comes from the Greek word kataklysmos , which means "a deluge or flood." So saying something was “a disaster of cataclysmic proportions” is particularly apt when you're talking about a tsunami.
Cataclysm definition: any violent upheaval, especially one of a social or political nature.. See examples of CATACLYSM used in a sentence.
CATACLYSM meaning: 1. an event that causes a lot of destruction, or a sudden, violent change 2. an event that causes a…. Learn more.
A cataclysm is an event that causes great change or harm. [formal] Synonyms: disaster, collapse, catastrophe, upheaval More Synonyms of cataclysm. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word Frequency. cataclysm in British English. (ˈkætəˌklɪzəm ) noun. 1.
Cataclysm definition: A violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a fundamental change.
: something that causes great destruction, violence, etc. [count] floods, earthquakes, and other cataclysms. The country barely survived the cataclysm of war. [noncount] The revolution could result in worldwide cataclysm. — cataclysmic. /ˌkætə ˈklɪzmɪk/ adjective [more cataclysmic; most cataclysmic] a cataclysmic event. ASK THE EDITOR. QUIZZES.
Definition of cataclysm noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 .]
