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单词 cataclysmic
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cataclysmic

(kætəklɪzmɪk)
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.
Synonyms: disastrous, devastating, catastrophic, calamitous More Synonyms of cataclysmic

Examples of 'cataclysmic' in a sentence
cataclysmic

Yet she did not view defeat as a cataclysmic disaster and accepted that it is all part of her tennis education.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
So cataclysmic was the change that the Germans coined the phrase "zero hour".
Grenville, J. A. S. The Collins History of the World in the 20th Century (1994)
That would in effect force them to hive off their audit arms, a cataclysmic change to their business model.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
These leaders were revolutionary, cataclysmic, change agents.
Christianity Today (2000)
Why did the Cold War fail to turn into a cataclysmic third world war?
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Give us a perfect storm of rolling, cataclysmic disasters, and we show you a poker face.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
(adjective) 
Few had expected the change to be as cataclysmic as it was.
Synonyms
disastrous
the recent, disastrous earthquake
devastating
the devastating force of the floods
catastrophic
A tidal wave caused catastrophic damage.
calamitous
a calamitous air crash
convulsionary

Additional synonyms

in the sense of calamitous
Definition
resulting in or from disaster
a calamitous air crash
Synonyms
disastrous,
terrible,
devastating,
tragic,
fatal,
deadly,
dreadful,
dire,
catastrophic,
woeful,
ruinous,
cataclysmic
in the sense of catastrophic
A tidal wave caused catastrophic damage.
Synonyms
disastrous,
devastating,
tragic,
calamitous,
cataclysmic
in the sense of devastating
the devastating force of the floods
Synonyms
destructive,
damaging,
catastrophic,
harmful,
detrimental,
pernicious (formal),
ruinous,
calamitous,
cataclysmic,
deleterious (formal),
injurious,
maleficent

Nearby words of
cataclysmic

  • casuistry
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  • cataclysm
  • cataclysmic
  • catacombs
  • catalogue
  • catapult

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