cataclysm

1. A sudden, violent event.
2. A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust.
3. A great flood.

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkætəˌklɪzm̩/

Etymology

From French cataclysme, from Latin cataclysmus, from Ancient Greek κατακλυσμός (kataklusmós, “deluge, flood”), from κατακλύζω (kataklúzō, “to dash over, flood, deluge, inundate”), from κατά (katá, “downwards, towards”) + κλύζω (klúzō, “to wash off, to wash away, to dash over”).

Synonyms

catastrophe

disaster

calamity

upheaval

tragedy

flood

deluge

disorder

confusion

misery

misfortune

misfortunes

mishap

mishaps

natural disaster

revolution

tempest

the Flood

tumult

drastic change

casus

drama

Noah’s Flood

the Deluge

violent outburst

accident

catastrophic event

bad luck

convulsion

crash

devastation

distress

fatalities

misadventure

mischance

Translations

cataclismo

cataclysme

cataclisma

Katastrophe

Kataklysmus

cataclismo

κατακλυσμός

cataclysme

kataklizm

désastre

disastro

cataclisme

catastrofe

catastrophe

Naturkatastrophe