cataclysm
A sudden, violent eventA sudden, violent event.
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Meaning
3 sensesA sudden, violent event.
katastrophales Ereignis, Kataklysmus
катакли́змkataklízm
катаклі́змkataklízm
a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust.
Kataklysmus
катакли́змkataklízm
A great flood.
пото́пpotóp
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
Examples
3 sentencesTom lives in constant fear of a cataclysm.
On the anniversary of the cataclysm, there was an upsurge in zombie attacks.
Tom inadvertently caused the cataclysm.
Translations
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Origin
From French cataclysme, from Latin cataclysmus, from Ancient Greek κατακλυσμός (kataklusmóFrom 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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Forms
plural: cataclysms| Singular | cataclysm |
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regular
Synonyms
4 synonyms- a sudden violent change in the earth's surface:catastrophe
- an event resulting in great loss and misfortune:calamitycatastrophedisastertragedy
Word family
5 related wordsSee also
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