Associations to the word «Cataclysm»

Wiktionary

CATACLYSM, noun. A sudden, violent event.
CATACLYSM, noun. (geology) A sudden and violent change in the earth's crust.
CATACLYSM, noun. A great flood.

Dictionary definition

CATACLYSM, noun. A sudden violent change in the earth's surface.
CATACLYSM, noun. An event resulting in great loss and misfortune; "the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster".

Wise words

Don't use words too big for the subject. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite.
C. S. Lewis