cataclysm
Meaning
- A sudden, violent event.
- A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust.
- A great flood.
Synonyms
the Flood
drastic change
casus
Noah’s Flood
the Deluge
violent outburst
catastrophic event
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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”).
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