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cataclysm

(kætəklɪzəm)

Word forms: plural cataclysms

countable noun

A cataclysm is an event that causes great change or harm.

[formal]

Synonyms: disaster, collapse, catastrophe, upheaval More Synonyms of cataclysm

cataclysm in British English

(ˈkætəˌklɪzəm)

noun

a violent upheaval, esp of a political, military, or social nature

a disastrous flood; deluge

3. geology another name for catastrophe (sense 4)

Derived forms

cataclysmic (ˌcataˈclysmic) or cataclysmal (ˌcataˈclysmal)

adjective

cataclysmically (ˌcataˈclysmically)

adverb

Word origin

C17: via French from Latin, from Greek kataklusmos deluge, from katakluzein to flood, from kluzein to wash

cataclysm in American English

(ˈkætəˌklɪzəm)

noun

a great flood; deluge

any great upheaval, as an earthquake or a war, that causes sudden and violent changes, great destruction, etc.

SIMILAR WORDS: disˈaster

Derived forms

cataclysmic (ˌcataˈclysmic) (ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk)

adjective or ˌcataˈclysmal

Word origin

L cataclysmos < Gr kataklysmos < kataklyzein < kata-, down + klyzein, to wash: for IE base see cloaca

Examples of 'cataclysm' in a sentence
cataclysm

Many other arrests were of people handing out pamphlets warning of impending cataclysm.Only the impending cataclysm will set things right, so hang on!As the human race faces extinction in a global cataclysm, a writer tries to get his family to safety.This was the moment when they peered into the abyss of global financial cataclysm - and then decided to take a step closer to the edge.

(noun) in the sense of disaster

Definition

a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood

the cataclysm that was overwhelming Europe before the Second World War

Synonyms

disaster

the second air disaster in less than two months

collapse

catastrophe

The world is heading towards an environmental catastrophe.

upheaval

a prolonged period of political upheaval

debacle

the convention was a debacle

devastation

There are no words to describe the sense of devastation felt by both families.

calamity

This course of action could only end in calamity.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of calamity

Definition

a disaster or misfortune

This course of action could only end in calamity.

Synonyms

disaster,

tragedy,

ruin,

distress,

reversal of fortune,

hardship,

catastrophe,

woe,

misfortune,

downfall,

adversity,

scourge,

mishap,

affliction,

trial,

tribulation,

misadventure,

cataclysm,

wretchedness,

mischance

in the sense of catastrophe

Definition

a great and sudden disaster or misfortune

The world is heading towards an environmental catastrophe.

Synonyms

disaster,

tragedy,

calamity,

meltdown (informal),

cataclysm,

trouble,

trial,

blow,

failure,

reverse,

misfortune,

devastation,

adversity,

mishap,

affliction,

whammy (informal),

bummer (slang),

mischance,

fiasco

in the sense of debacle

Definition

something that ends in a disastrous failure, esp. because it has not been properly planned

the convention was a debacle

Synonyms

disaster,

catastrophe,

fiasco

Nearby words of
cataclysm

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casuistry
cat
cataclysm
cataclysmic
catacombs
catalogue

Synonyms of 'cataclysm'

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单词	cataclysm
释义	Trends of cataclysm View usage for: cataclysm (kætəklɪzəm) Word forms: plural cataclysms countable noun A cataclysm is an event that causes great change or harm. [formal] Synonyms: disaster, collapse, catastrophe, upheaval More Synonyms of cataclysm cataclysm in British English (ˈkætəˌklɪzəm) noun 1. a violent upheaval, esp of a political, military, or social nature 2. a disastrous flood; deluge 3. geology another name for catastrophe (sense 4) Derived forms cataclysmic (ˌcataˈclysmic) or cataclysmal (ˌcataˈclysmal) adjective cataclysmically (ˌcataˈclysmically) adverb Word origin C17: via French from Latin, from Greek kataklusmos deluge, from katakluzein to flood, from kluzein to wash cataclysm in American English (ˈkætəˌklɪzəm) noun 1. a great flood; deluge 2. any great upheaval, as an earthquake or a war, that causes sudden and violent changes, great destruction, etc. SIMILAR WORDS: disˈaster Derived forms cataclysmic (ˌcataˈclysmic) (ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk) adjective or ˌcataˈclysmal Word origin L cataclysmos < Gr kataklysmos < kataklyzein < kata-, down + klyzein, to wash: for IE base see cloaca Examples of 'cataclysm' in a sentence cataclysm Many other arrests were of people handing out pamphlets warning of impending cataclysm. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Only the impending cataclysm will set things right, so hang on! Christianity Today (2000) As the human race faces extinction in a global cataclysm, a writer tries to get his family to safety. The Sun (2011) This was the moment when they peered into the abyss of global financial cataclysm - and then decided to take a step closer to the edge. Times, Sunday Times (2008) (noun) in the sense of disaster Definition a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood the cataclysm that was overwhelming Europe before the Second World War Synonyms disaster the second air disaster in less than two months collapse catastrophe The world is heading towards an environmental catastrophe. upheaval a prolonged period of political upheaval debacle the convention was a debacle devastation There are no words to describe the sense of devastation felt by both families. calamity This course of action could only end in calamity. Additional synonyms in the sense of calamity Definition a disaster or misfortune This course of action could only end in calamity. Synonyms disaster, tragedy, ruin, distress, reversal of fortune, hardship, catastrophe, woe, misfortune, downfall, adversity, scourge, mishap, affliction, trial, tribulation, misadventure, cataclysm, wretchedness, mischance in the sense of catastrophe Definition a great and sudden disaster or misfortune The world is heading towards an environmental catastrophe. Synonyms disaster, tragedy, calamity, meltdown (informal), cataclysm, trouble, trial, blow, failure, reverse, misfortune, devastation, adversity, mishap, affliction, whammy (informal), bummer (slang), mischance, fiasco in the sense of debacle Definition something that ends in a disastrous failure, esp. because it has not been properly planned the convention was a debacle Synonyms disaster, catastrophe, fiasco Nearby words of cataclysm casualty casuistry cat cataclysm cataclysmic catacombs catalogue Synonyms of 'cataclysm' cataclysm Explore 'cataclysm' in the dictionary
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