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Definitions for Cataclysm
[1] any violent upheaval, especially one of a social or political nature.
[2] Physical Geography . a sudden and violent physical action producing changes in the earth's surface.
[3] an extensive flood; deluge.
[4] a violent upheaval, esp of a political, military, or social nature
[5] a disastrous flood; deluge
[6] geology another name for catastrophe (def. 4)
Words related to Cataclysm
upheaval, catastrophe, deluge, calamity, debacle, convulsion, crunch, disturbance, collapse, misadventure, inundation, ruin, tragedy, flood, woe, cataract, flooding, torrent, curtains, waterloo
Words nearby Cataclysm
catachresis, catachronobiology, cataclasis, cataclastic, cataclinal, cataclysm, cataclysmic, catacomb, catacrotism, catadicrotism, catadioptric
Origin of Cataclysm
1625–35; < Late Latin cataclysmos (Vulgate) < Greek kataklysmós flood (akin to kataklýzein to flood), equivalent to kata- cata- + klysmós a washing
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Word origin for Cataclysm
C17: via French from Latin, from Greek kataklusmos deluge, from katakluzein to flood, from kluzein to wash
Synonyms for Cataclysm
calamity, catastrophe, convulsion, debacle, deluge, upheaval, cataract, collapse, crunch, curtains, disturbance, flood, flooding, inundation, misadventure, ruin, torrent, tragedy, waterloo, woe, double trouble, holy mess, unholy mess