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- DictionaryCat·a·clysm/ˈkadəˌklizəm/
noun
- 1. a large-scale and violent event in the natural world: "the cataclysm at the end of the Cretaceous Period"
cat· a· clysm ˈka-tə-ˌkli-zəm. Synonyms of cataclysm. 1. : flood, deluge. 2. : catastrophe sense 3a. 3. : a momentous and violent event marked by overwhelming upheaval and demolition. broadly : an event that brings great changes.
Cataclysm definition: any violent upheaval, especially one of a social or political nature.. See examples of CATACLYSM used in a sentence.
CATACLYSM meaning: 1. an event that causes a lot of destruction, or a sudden, violent change 2. an event that causes a…. Learn more.
CATACLYSM definition: 1. an event that causes a lot of destruction, or a sudden, violent change 2. an event that causes a…. Learn more.
The hurricane battered the coast, causing the city to flood, and tens of thousands of people were stranded without food or water. When an event causes great suffering, we call it a cataclysm.
Britannica Dictionary definition of CATACLYSM. : something that causes great destruction, violence, etc. [count] floods, earthquakes, and other cataclysms. The country barely survived the cataclysm of war. [noncount] The revolution could result in worldwide cataclysm.
n. 1. A violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a fundamental change. 2. A violent and sudden change in the earth's crust. 3. A devastating flood. [French cataclysme, from Latin cataclysmos, deluge, from Greek kataklusmos, from katakluzein, to inundate : kata-, intensive pref.; see cata- + kluzein, to wash away .]
Definition of cataclysm noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Cataclysm Definition. Any great upheaval, as an earthquake or a war, that causes sudden and violent changes, great destruction, etc. A violent and sudden change in the earth's crust. A great flood; deluge.
cataclysm. 3 meanings: 1. a violent upheaval, esp of a political, military, or social nature 2. a disastrous flood; deluge 3. geology →.... Click for more definitions.
