cataclysmic
cat·a·clysm
(kăt′ə-klĭz′əm)n.
1. A violent upheaval that causes great destruction or brings about a fundamental change.
2. A violent and sudden change in the earth's crust.
3. A devastating flood.
[French cataclysme, from Latin cataclysmos, deluge, from Greek kataklusmos, from katakluzein, to inundate : kata-, intensive pref.; see cata- + kluzein, to wash away.]
cat′a·clys′mic (-klĭz′mĭk), cat′a·clys′mal (-klĭz′məl) adj.
cat′a·clys′mi·cal·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
| Adj. | 1. | cataclysmic - severely destructive; "cataclysmic nuclear war"; "a cataclysmic earthquake" destructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism" |
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cataclysmic
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cataclysmic
adjectiveCausing ruin or destruction:
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Translations
كارِثي
katastrofický
katastrofal
kataklizmaszerû
stórslysalegur, stórkostlega skaîvænn
cataclystisch
kataklizmatický
mahvedicitahripkâr
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cataclysmic
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cataclysmic
[ˌkætəˈklɪzmɪk] adj (liter) → catastrofico/a
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
cataclysm
(ˈkӕtəklizəm) nouna violent disaster or upheaval; disaster.
ˌcataˈclysmic adjectiveKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.