Cataclysm - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈkætəklɪzəm|  American pronunciation of the word cataclysm
Brit.  |ˈkætəˌklɪz(ə)m|  British pronunciation of the word cataclysm

noun

- a sudden violent change in the earth's surface (syn: catastrophe)
- an event resulting in great loss and misfortune (syn: calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy)

Extra examples

Floods, earthquakes, and other cataclysms

The country barely survived the cataclysm of war.

The revolution could result in worldwide cataclysm.

Word forms

noun
singular: cataclysm
plural: cataclysms
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