cataclysm

Meaning

Noun

  • A sudden, violent event.
  • A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust.
  • A great flood.

Origin

  • French cataclysme, from Latin cataclysmus, from Ancient Greek κατακλυσμός ("deluge, flood"), from κατακλύζω, from κατά + κλύζω.

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