CATACLYSM

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


Etymology

Noun

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



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