cataclysm

[ kat-uh-kliz-uhm ]

/ ˈkæt əˌklɪz əm /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR cataclysm ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

any violent upheaval, especially one of a social or political nature.

Physical Geography. a sudden and violent physical action producing changes in the earth's surface.

an extensive flood; deluge.

Origin of cataclysm

1625–35; <Late Latin cataclysmos (Vulgate) <Greek kataklysmós flood (akin to kataklýzein to flood), equivalent to kata-cata- + klysmós a washing

synonym study for cataclysm

1. See disaster.

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cataclysm

cataclysm , catechism

Words nearby cataclysm

catachresis, catachronobiology, cataclasis, cataclastic, cataclinal, cataclysm, cataclysmic, catacomb, catacrotism, catadicrotism, catadioptric

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Example sentences from the Web for cataclysm

It’s a landscape of cataclysm and of regrowth, where nature shows off its singular ability to recover and revive, year after year.
Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Environmentalism - Issue 90: Something Green|Anastasia Bendebury & Michael Shilo DeLay|October 7, 2020|Nautilus
In the cataclysm that followed, the survival of republican government indeed was in peril.
The Right Wing Screams for the Wambulance Over Gay Marriage Ruling|Walter Olson|October 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The poet remains coolly detached: a circumspect observer in the face of cataclysm.
Catastrophe in Verse|Eliza Griswold|April 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST
A cataclysm or catastrophe is some great convulsion or momentous event that may or may not be a cause of misery to man.
English Synonyms and Antonyms|James Champlin Fernald

A cataclysm of nature was about all that would thwart her determination.
The Girl from Sunset Ranch|Amy Bell Marlowe
The cataclysm the machine made—evidently they hadn't been so clever as they thought, may Allah rot their souls!
The Giants From Outer Space|Geoff St. Reynard
We must all implore Providence to save Humanity from such a cataclysm.
England, Canada and the Great War|Louis-Georges Desjardins
Old Lagrange exclaimed with profound sincerity that he hoped the cataclysm would come as late as possible.
The Red Lily, Complete|Anatole France

British Dictionary definitions for cataclysm

cataclysm

/ (ˈkætəˌklɪzəm) /

noun

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

a disastrous flood; deluge

geology another name for catastrophe (def. 4)

Derived forms of cataclysm

cataclysmic or cataclysmal, adjectivecataclysmically, adverb

Word Origin for cataclysm

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

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单词	cataclysm
释义	cataclysm [ kat-uh-kliz-uhm ] / ˈkæt əˌklɪz əm / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cataclysm ON THESAURUS.COM noun any violent upheaval, especially one of a social or political nature. Physical Geography. a sudden and violent physical action producing changes in the earth's surface. an extensive flood; deluge. Origin of cataclysm 1625–35; <Late Latin cataclysmos (Vulgate) <Greek kataklysmós flood (akin to kataklýzein to flood), equivalent to kata-cata- + klysmós a washing synonym study for cataclysm 1. See disaster. WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH cataclysm cataclysm , catechism Words nearby cataclysm catachresis, catachronobiology, cataclasis, cataclastic, cataclinal, cataclysm, cataclysmic, catacomb, catacrotism, catadicrotism, catadioptric Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cataclysm It’s a landscape of cataclysm and of regrowth, where nature shows off its singular ability to recover and revive, year after year. Imitation Is the Sincerest Form of Environmentalism - Issue 90: Something Green\|Anastasia Bendebury & Michael Shilo DeLay\|October 7, 2020\|Nautilus In the cataclysm that followed, the survival of republican government indeed was in peril. The Right Wing Screams for the Wambulance Over Gay Marriage Ruling\|Walter Olson\|October 13, 2014\|DAILY BEAST The poet remains coolly detached: a circumspect observer in the face of cataclysm. Catastrophe in Verse\|Eliza Griswold\|April 21, 2011\|DAILY BEAST A cataclysm or catastrophe is some great convulsion or momentous event that may or may not be a cause of misery to man. English Synonyms and Antonyms\|James Champlin Fernald A cataclysm of nature was about all that would thwart her determination. The Girl from Sunset Ranch\|Amy Bell Marlowe The cataclysm the machine made—evidently they hadn't been so clever as they thought, may Allah rot their souls! The Giants From Outer Space\|Geoff St. Reynard We must all implore Providence to save Humanity from such a cataclysm. England, Canada and the Great War\|Louis-Georges Desjardins Old Lagrange exclaimed with profound sincerity that he hoped the cataclysm would come as late as possible. The Red Lily, Complete\|Anatole France British Dictionary definitions for cataclysm cataclysm / (ˈkætəˌklɪzəm) / noun a violent upheaval, esp of a political, military, or social nature a disastrous flood; deluge geology another name for catastrophe (def. 4) Derived forms of cataclysm cataclysmic or cataclysmal, adjectivecataclysmically, adverb Word Origin for cataclysm C17: via French from Latin, from Greek kataklusmos deluge, from katakluzein to flood, from kluzein to wash Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cataclysm upheaval, catastrophe, deluge, calamity, debacle, convulsion, crunch, disturbance, collapse, misadventure, inundation, ruin, tragedy, flood, woe, cataract, flooding, torrent, curtains, waterloo
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cataclysm

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