cataclysm

ˈkætəˌklɪzəm

Definition

Definition of cataclysm - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

disasterevent causing great loss and misfortune

The war was a cataclysm for the entire region.

calamity

disaster

social upheavalviolent upheaval in society or politics

The revolution was a cataclysm that changed the nation.

disruption

revolution

upheaval

geology

TECH.

sudden and violent change in the earth's crust

TECH.

The volcanic eruption was a geological cataclysm.

catastrophe

disaster

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Origin of cataclysm

Greek, kataklysmos (deluge)

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cataclysmal

adj.

disaster

extremely destructive or chaotic like a cataclysm

Examples of cataclysm in a sentence

The financial crash was a cataclysm for investors.
The civil war was a cataclysm that reshaped the region.
Economic collapse can be a cataclysm for any country.
The earthquake was a cataclysm that reshaped the region.
Scientists warned of a potential cataclysm in the area.

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French:cataclysme, bouleversement, ...
German:Kataklysmus, Umwälzung, ...
Italian:cataclisma, disastro, ...
Spanish:cataclismo, ...
Portuguese:cataclismo, ...
Chinese:灾难, 剧变, ...
Japanese:大災害, 大変動, ...
Arabic:كَارِثَة, فاجعة, ...
Hebrew:קָטַסְטְרוֹפָה, תְּהוּפָּה, ...
Russian:катаклизм, ...
Ukrainian:катастрофа, геологічний катаклізм, ...
Hindi:महाविपत्ति, उथल-पुथल, ...
Bengali:বিপর্যয়, সামাজিক বিপর্যয়, ...
Catalan:cataclisme, sotrac, ...
Czech:kataklyzma, cataclysmus, ...
Danish:katastrofe, omvæltning, ...
Dutch:ramp, omwenteling, ...
Greek:καταστροφή, κοινωνική ανατροπή, ...
Hungarian:katasztrófa, kataklizma, ...
Khmer:មហន្តរាយ, មហាវិបត្តិ, ...
Korean:재앙, 대변동, ...
Persian:فاجعه, دگرگونی عظیم, ...
Polish:kataklizm, ...
Portuguese (BR):desastre, cataclismo, ...
Romanian:cataclism, ...
Swedish:kataklysm, jordbävning, ...
Thai:ภัยพิบัติ, กลียุค, ...
Turkish:felaket, doğal afet, ...
Vietnamese:thảm họa, sự biến động dữ dội, ...

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