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adjective
- 1. (of a natural event) large-scale and violent: "a cataclysmic earthquake"
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cat· a· clysm ˈka-tə-ˌkli-zəm. Synonyms of cataclysm. 1. : flood, deluge. 2. : catastrophesense 3a. 3. : a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition. broadly: an event that brings great changes.
causing a lot of destruction, or a sudden, violent change: These countries are on the brink of cataclysmic famine. a cataclysmic eruption / tsunami / earthquake. See. cataclysm. Fewer examples. Some events may have small consequences, while others are nearly cataclysmic in their impact. The Depression was a worldwide cataclysmic event.
an event that causes a lot of destruction, or a sudden, violent change. Synonyms. calamity. catastrophe. crisis. disaster. emergency. tragedy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Accidents and disasters. accidentally on purpose idiom. an accident waiting to happen idiom. calamity. cataclysmically. catastrophe. catastrophic. disastrously.
Cataclysmic definition: of, relating to, or resulting from a cataclysm. . See examples of CATACLYSMIC used in a sentence.
Something that’s cataclysmic is violently destructive. The word often refers to natural disasters, like a cataclysmic earthquake, but cataclysmic can describe other events as well as long as they’re bad enough, like the cataclysmic failure you had making meatloaf.
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.
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. cataclysm. / ˈkætəˌklɪzəm / noun. a violent upheaval, esp of a political, military, or social nature. a disastrous flood; deluge.
extreme and very bad. cataclysmic changes in society. Check pronunciation: cataclysmic. Definition of cataclysmic adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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 .]
Definition of cataclysm noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
