calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm
(noun) an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; “the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity”; “the earthquake was a disaster”
catastrophe, cataclysm
(noun) a sudden violent change in the earth’s surface
Source: WordNet® 3.1
cataclysm (plural cataclysms)
A sudden, violent event.
(geology) A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust.
A great flood.
Source: Wiktionary
Cat"a*clysm, n. Etym: [L. cataclysmos, Gr. cataclysme.]
1. An extensive overflow or sweeping flood of water; a deluge.
2. (Geol.)
Definition: Any violent catastrophe, involving sudden and extensive changes of the earth's surface.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 January 2025
(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
