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cataclysmal
cat·a·clysm C0152300 (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.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | cataclysmal - severely destructive; "cataclysmic nuclear war"; "a cataclysmic earthquake"cataclysmicdestructive - causing destruction or much damage; "a policy that is destructive to the economy"; "destructive criticism" |
cataclysmaladjectiveCausing ruin or destruction:calamitous, cataclysmic, catastrophic, destructive, disastrous, fatal, fateful, ruinous.TranslationscataclysmiquecatastroficoEncyclopediaSeecataclysmcataclysmal
Synonyms for cataclysmaladj causing ruin or destructionSynonyms- calamitous
- cataclysmic
- catastrophic
- destructive
- disastrous
- fatal
- fateful
- ruinous
Synonyms for cataclysmaladj severely destructiveSynonymsRelated Words |