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1. (n.) cataclysm
any violent upheaval, esp. one of a social or political nature.
2. cataclysm
a sudden and violent physical action producing changes in the earth's surface.
3. cataclysm
an extensive flood; deluge.
Etymology: (1625–35; < LL cataclysmos (Vulgate) < Gk kataklysmós flood, n. der. of kataklýzein to flood =kata-cata - +klýzein (of the sea) to wash over, surge)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) catastrophe, cataclysm
a sudden violent change in the earth's surface
2. (noun) calamity, catastrophe, disaster, tragedy, cataclysm
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
"the whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"; "the earthquake was a disaster"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) cataclysm
an extensive overflow or sweeping flood of water; a deluge
2. (noun) cataclysm
any violent catastrophe, involving sudden and extensive changes of the earth's surface
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Sense: a violent disaster or upheaval; disaster.
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 Afrikaans: opskudding;ramp |
 Arabic: كارِثَه |
 Bulgarian: катаклизъм |
 Brazilian: cataclismo |
 Czech: pohroma, zkáza, katastrof |
 German: verheerende Katastrophe |
 Danish: omvæltning; katastrofe |
 Greek: κατακλυσμός |
 Spanish: cataclismo |
 Estonian: kataklüsm, katastroof |
 Farsi: فاجعۀ عظیم؛ رویداد سهمگین |
 Finnish: mullistus |
 French: cataclysme |
 Hebrew: שִינוּי חַד וִּפתאוֹמִי |
 Hindi: प्रलय, विप्लव |
 Croatian: kataklizma |
 Hungarian: felfordulás |
 Indonesian: bencana |
 Icelandic: náttúruhamfarir |
 Italian: cataclisma |
 Japanese: 大変動 |
 Korean: 격변 |
 Lithuanian: kataklizmas |
 Latvian: kataklizma, stihiska nela |
 Malay: bencana alam |
 Dutch: cataclysme |
 Norwegian: voldsom omveltning, syndf |
 Polish: kataklizm |
 Persian: فاجعۀ عظیم؛ رویداد سهمگین |
 Pashto: ناڅاپه ستره پېښه: ستر اړو |
 Portuguese: cataclismo |
 Romanian: cataclism |
 Russian: катаклизм |
 Slovak: kataklizma |
 Slovenian: kataklizma |
 Serbian: kataklizma |
 Swedish: naturkatastrof, kataklysm |
 Thai: มหันตภัย |
 Turkish: felâket, âfet |
 Taiwanese: 劇變，大動亂 |
 Ukrainian: катаклізм; катастрофа |
 Urdu: مصیبت , ہنگاما |
 Vietnamese: biến động lớn |
 Chinese: 灾变，大变动 |
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