cataclysm
noun
- a great flood; deluge
- any great upheaval, as an earthquake or a war, that causes sudden and violent changes, great destruction, etc.
See cataclysm in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kătˈə-klĭzˌəm)
noun- A violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a fundamental change.
- A violent and sudden change in the earth's crust.
- A devastating flood.
Related Forms:
- catˌa·clysˈmic (-klĭzˈmĭk), catˌa·clysˈmal (-klĭzˈməl) adjective
- catˌa·clysˈmi·cal·ly adverb
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