Cataclysm
WordNet

noun


(1)   An event resulting in great loss and misfortune
"The whole city was affected by the irremediable calamity"
"The earthquake was a disaster"
(2)   A sudden violent change in the earth's surface
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Etymology


, from Latinized Greek , from , from , from + .

Noun



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