cataclysm[noun]Synonyms: flood, cataract, deluge, flooding, inundation, niagara, overflow, pour, spate, torrent, disaster, calamity, catastrophe, misadventure, tragedy, woe(s)
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cat‧a‧clys‧m /ˈkætəklɪz
əm/
noun [countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French;
Origin: cataclysme, from Latin, from Greek, from kataklyzein 'to flood', from kata- 'down' + klyzein 'to wash']
literary a violent or sudden event or change, such as a serious flood or
earthquake—cataclysmic /ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk◂/
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